In today’s episode, we host an 'Elections Roundtable' with Tessa Dooms, Mbali Ntuli and Dr Sithembile Mbete. The panelists share insight into the change in the voting processes, ballots, signatures, candidate lists, allocation of Parliament seats from votes, observers and party agents, disinformation, the credibility of this election and so much more!

📚 Today’s Episode Features:
1. Voting process
2. Counting process
3. Allocation of Parliament seats
4. IEC, signatures and election timetable
5. Disinformation, myths and credibility of elections
6. Predictions

💡 Special Guest -
- Tessa Dooms: Director at Rivonia Circle & Democracy, Governance and Policy expert
- Mbali Ntuli: Community Activist and former Member of the KZN Provincial Legislature and eThekwini Councilor
- Dr Sithembile Mbete: Political Scientist, Senior Lecturer at UP and International Relations expert

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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:05:38 - Ballots & Candidate Lists
00:21:07 - Allocation of Parliament seats
00:30:38 - Election Observers & Party Agents
00:35:53 - Signatures
00:40:52 - Important dates: Election Timetable
00:46:03 - Disinformation & credibility of elections
00:52:36 - Predictions & final remarks

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Credits:

Director: Bongani Nkosi
Producer: Oratile Kekana
Production Manager: Noluthando Mkhize
DOP and Editor: Bongani Nkosi
2nd camera operator and assistant editor: Lesego Kgobe
Photographer: Bongani Nkosi
Sound: Kgothatso Senne
Social Media Manager: Oratile Kekana

About me: Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh is an author, scholar and founder of the Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh Xperience (SMWX), a digital, youth-centred current affairs platform. He holds a DPhil in International Relations from the University of Oxford and is a Lecturer in International Relations at Wits.