JOHANNESBURG - Young people don't trust politicians, so they stay away from the polls.
With just a few days before elections, Vota Majita's Zine Magadlela said they are trying to get them to turn out.
The organisation said party leaders don't speak the language of the youth.
"The main points that are coming up is the issue of trust. We see that young people feel a sense of political distrust between political institutions and actors. And second up that's really coming up and trending quite high is under-representation, like I mentioned. This is through language, but also seeing other young people being in positions of power who can relate to you and the issues that you have.
"We also know that the space, the political space can tend to be a bit esoteric, where the language is quite inaccessible for young people to engage with. And there's also political fatigue, right? Which is, it's not unwarranted and we can see the day-to-day effects that can lead to that political fatigue.
"We are hoping that young people can come to the knowledge that even though you feel disillusioned and discouraged by the current political system, it is quite important to still engage with what is going to shape your future and your day-to-day experience. So I would definitely urge young people to go out and vote because they have, you know, showed up in terms of registering."