Hlumelo Xaba

Democracy does not begin at the ballot box. It begins when citizens understand how power works and how to hold it accountable. Hlumelo Xaba is helping strengthen that foundation by making local governance more accessible, understandable and relevant to ordinary South Africans. As a research officer at Civic Root Advocacy, Xaba, 27, develops civic education content for the Local Democracy Accountability Initiative while conducting policy analysis on local government and South Africa's evolvin...