In the aftermath of South Africa’s Local Government Elections on 1 November 2021, low voter was one of the most discussed developments. Watch Good Governance Africa’s data analyst Pranish Desai’s interview on eNCA, where he speaks about some of the causes and consequences of this low turnout, below:
Pranish Desai is a doctoral student in political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His core areas of focus are in comparative politics and political methodology, with a specific interest in the politics of Southern Africa. Between 2021 and 2024, Pranish held several key positions within the Governance Insights and Analytics programme at GGA. In these roles, he was centrally responsible for the elevation and enhancement of the Governance Performance Index as GGA's flagship governance assessment tool. Before departing GGA, Pranish also played a key role in the development of our strategic framework for the 2024-2028 period.
