Writer Pumla Makeleni (pictured), together with Koko Nkalashe and Ndaxolo Nkalashe from the legendary Jazz in the Natives Yards discuss how South Africans have become so beholden to politicians that we feel powerless to act positively for change on our own terms. (Photo: Supplied by GroundUp) 
They debate whether South Africans are ‘brainwashed’ into a political structure of over-dependence on grants and whether the government is solely to blame for people's lack of self-sufficiency. A reflection on the narrative of ‘the coming election’ and ‘hope’ turns the discussion to power within communities to bring about tangible change.
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