{
  "id": 13504715,
  "title": "PAC urges voters to take the future into their own hands",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/pac-urges-voters-to-take-the-future-into-their-own-hands",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T19:17:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/pac-urges-voters-to-take-the-future-into-their-own-hands/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) is urging eligible voters in South Africa to take an active role in shaping their future during the upcoming local government elections on November 4th. Party leader Mzwanele Nyhontso made this appeal while campaigning in Sharpeville, just three weeks before the elections.\n\nAs part of their campaign, PAC supporters are retracing the steps of approximately 5,000 Sharpeville residents who marched on March 21, 1960, led by Robert Sobukwe. They were protesting against apartheid pass laws. The Sharpeville Massacre that ensued resulted in the deaths of at least 90 people and injuries to over 250 others, marking a significant turning point in the struggle against apartheid.\n\nNyhontso emphasizes that the residents in Sharpeville now have the power to improve their lives. \"Here there is no municipality – it has collapsed long time ago, there are no leaders. Here there is no governance, there is lawlessness, there is corruption…that is why people of Sharpeville must just go out there and replace them and give the PAC a chance to bring service delivery to them.\"\n\nThe PAC also expresses sympathy for South Africans' frustrations regarding illegal immigration. Party leader Nyhontso suggests that recent protests in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng could have been avoided if the South African government focused on creating jobs and delivering essential services. He points out that recent violent protests were sparked by a Constitutional Court ruling from July, which prevents asylum seekers from having their cases heard without facing administrative obstacles.\n\nNyhontso concludes that the root cause of these issues lies in the state's failure to create employment opportunities and stimulate economic growth. If jobs and employment were more readily available, the problems surrounding illegal immigration would not exist.",
  "summary": "Nyhontso says that residents can also now change the quality of their lives.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}