Season 2
South Africa's only democracy game show, The Right to Win, returns to SABC2 for 13 weeks. Six individuals fight for points, popularity and cash in a quiz that tests their knowledge and understanding of South Africa's democracy.
Contestants must demonstrate a sound knowledge of everything democratic, including the Bill of Rights, our national election mechanism and 20 years of freedom in South Africa.
The game is played in four rounds, starting with six contenders in each round and seeing one person voted out until the final two contenders challenge each other one on one, to argue their point and sway the audience to vote for them to win a cash prize.
The Right to Win helps South Africans engage with their democracy; participation means gaining more confidence to get involved as an active citizen in the running of our country. Without informed citizens, democracy is just a shield behind which ineptness and frustration can fester.
Once the true principles of democracy are understood, South Africans will no longer have excuses not to be fully involved in how South Africa is governed.
A studio audience wins a smart phone and a viewer at home stands a chance to win a tablet. Contestants are drawn from the public through a selection process in which their aptitude for civic and democracy education sees them selected.
Once on the show they have a chance to win R10,000 in cash. Everyone can join in, play along and test their skills by downloading The Right to Win App.
The games require good memory, a head for history and quick fingers through multiple choice quizzes, touch screen puzzle building and, in true democratic style, a powerful debate in which the audience must be swayed to vote for a winner.
Rudeboy Paul (real name Paul Mvulane Mnisi) is the new presenter of The Right to Win, which is a partnership between the SABC and the Electoral Commission and forms part of their "I Vote" South Africa Voter Education Campaign.