A Southern African electoral network has commended South Africa for inviting foreign observers to monitor the local government elections.
However, the network warns that the violence and killings that have preceded the polls could negatively impact South Africa's regional standing as a democracy.
To help us unpack the work of election observers we've invited Reverend Gift Moerane who has served as a member of the Electoral Commission's Conflict Management Mediation Panels as well as Blayth Makgoana.
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