Hand that rocks the cradle


The decisions politicians make will profoundly affect the future of and for our youths.

WHEN the constitutional amendment to lower the voting age to 18 was passed with unanimous support in both houses of Parliament in July 2019, I praised the efforts of civil society (principally UNDI18) that spearheaded it and the MPs who endorsed it.

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