Have your say / Sê jou sê:
Should prisoners have the right to vote?

In South Africa, prisoners currently have the right to vote in elections, a right exercised in the recent elections held on 29 May 2024. Historically, this was not always the case. When a person is sentenced to imprisonment, they retain all their rights except those that must be restricted to enforce the prison sentence. This means that prisoners maintain their rights to, for example, health care and voting. What’s your opinion? Should prisoners be allowed to vote?

No, because citizens who choose to harm the country and its people through unlawful actions do not deserve to be part of the country’s future planning, and therefore, they should not be allowed to vote.
Meriska Erasmus, Rustenburg 

PUBLIC POLL: THE RESULTS ARE IN!
Should prisoners have the right to vote?
NO: 86%
YES: 14%