Leela Rosaz Shariyf is 15 years old but is already thinking about what it means to vote. Shariyf is a high school student at Miss Porter's School in the U.S. state of Connecticut.
Curious about how other young people outside the U.S. engage in elections, she spoke with three young South Africans, Rorisong Moseli, Thabang Matona and Amber Domalik about their involvement in the general election this past May.
After hearing about the sorts of issues that matter to them and their views on voting, Shariyf called Dawie Scholtz, a management consultant and self-proclaimed "election nerd" for his insights on what the results mean for political parties in South Africa, particularly for the African National Congress.
