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A young man wearing an African National Congress shirt joins in student protests in South Africa. Party politics and student politics shouldn’t mix. Reuters/Sydney Seshibedi

Why student leaders should be elected on merit, not party affiliation

It’s time to change how student representatives are elected at South Africa’s universities. The existing process gives far too much space and power to political parties.

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