Electoralism/Democratism

The town where no one votes

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Monday, 22 April 2024

“Rocks in my path? I keep them all. With them I shall build my castle.”

Nemo Nox

STORY OF THE DAY

We visited the North West town where almost nobody votes

By Rebecca Davis and Victoria O’Regan
The municipality of Kagisano-Molopo in North West had the lowest voter turnout in South Africa in the 2019 elections. We visited the town of Pomfret to try to find out why.

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
🇮🇱🇺🇸 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would oppose any sanctions on military units accused of rights violations. After media reports said the US was considering doing just that, specifically on the Netzah Yehuda battalion.
🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukraine said it hit a Russian salvage vessel in Sevastopol in Crimea. The ship is reportedly one of the oldest operated in the Russian navy, having launched in 1913. That service length may just have ended.
🇺🇦🇷🇺 While the Russian navy was busy losing ships, its landward forces have claimed to have taken control of the Ukrainian settlement of Bohdanivka. Just west of Bakhmut, the village does not seem strategically vital for Kyiv.
🇯🇵⚾ Star Major League Baseball hitter Shohei Ohtani has shot into the record books. Ohtani managed his 176th home run for the Los Angeles Dodgers, breaking the league’s record for Japanese-born players, in a 10-0 victory against the New York Mets on Sunday.

PICTURE OF THE DAY

📷 Rens Rezelman

“On top of the world.”
Silvermine Nature Reserve, Table Mountain National Park.
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IN NUMBERS

1

… the number of Northern Irish footballers to have won the Ballon d’Or. He was George Best, in 1968.

FACTS OF THE DAY

Today is Earth Day.

Beluga whales have squishy heads.

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
⚽ Real Madrid’s pursuit of a record-extending 36th Spanish title gathered momentum after Jude Bellingham scored a goal in added time to secure a 3-2 comeback win over Barcelona on Sunday.

🎾 Casper Ruud gained revenge over Stefanos Tsitsipas as he beat the Greek fifth seed 7-5 6-3 to win the Barcelona Open on Sunday.

🚲 Cyclist Tadej Pogacar destroyed the field with a stunning solo attack to win Liege-Bastogne-Liege on Sunday, the Slovenian’s sixth Monument victory of his career.

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Outgoing Nedbank CEO Mike Brown has done a good job of reducing the pile in his successor’s in-tray

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OPINIONISTAS

More voter education urgently needed on three-ballot system

By Melanie Verwoerd

New National Biodiversity Economy Strategy is a curate’s egg — only good in parts

By Adam Cruise
 

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