Senior citizens at Itlhokomeleng Old Age Home cast their votes
ALEXANDRA– For me, voting is a privilege that we didn't have during our youth.
The 96-year-old Maima Mooshe and 75-year-old Thokozile Sibeko of Itlhokomeleng Old Age Home in Alexandra said they were very hopeful that the sixth democratic parliament will change the lives of the poor and create jobs for the youth.
This was after the pair of senior citizens cast their votes on the first day of special voting process in this year’s general elections on 6 May at Itlhokomeleng.
Sibeko said, “I’m happy that today I had another chance to vote for my preferred party to lead our next government. I’ve been voting since 1994 and I have not lost hope of a better future. I hope the party I voted today will change the lives of the poor people like me and help create job opportunities for the youth.
“They must also increase our grant because what we currently receive is not enough to support us. Hopefully, I will live to vote again in the next elections.”
Mooshe urged all eligible voters to go out in numbers to cast their votes on 8 May this year to exercise their right to vote and ensure that their voice is heard.
“People should go out and vote. For me, voting is a privilege that we didn’t have during our youth. We didn’t have a right to choose who to lead us. Everything was imposed on us and today things are different – everyone has a right to choose his or her party to lead the government. Our youth must be the ones to lead the way in voting for the future government,” said Mooshe.
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