The results of the South African local government elections results have been declared and, while turnout is the highest since democratic elections started in 1994, women are falling way short of 50% representation in local government.

By IPS Correspondents Reprint | | Print |

May 23 2011 (IPS) - The results of the South African local government elections results have been declared and, while turnout is the highest since democratic elections started in 1994, women are falling way short of 50% representation in local government.

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