The number 46 is significant when discussing the candidates for the 2024 national elections. This is the average age of the candidates, not only those on the national list but also on the provincial and regional lists.
This figure is quite notable because it means, on average, these candidates were not eligible to vote in the 1994 elections, being only 16 years old at the time. In fact, many of them were not even born when South Africans of all races queued to make their mark in the co...