A granny who missed out on the special dispensation vote almost lost the opportunity to make her mark on 8 May.
This after IEC officials allegedly failed to turn up at her home to administer the vote. Her chance to vote almost vanished and she came close to losing her patience with officials at Dr Knack Primary School claiming that they turned a blind eye to her request for special preference due to her age and condition.
Ailing 77-year old Pauline Kgaribe of 10th Avenue, who was still fuming as she struggled to walk back home, thanked a police officer she said took her to the front of the queue. “The process was nonsense and there is no longer respect for the elderly,” she said referring to the two instances she said left her stressed.
“As you can see, I am sick and still they couldn’t budge and instead lead me from pillar to post until the officer intervened,” relieved Kgaribe said with a sly smile, acknowledging that she at least managed to make her mark. An elderly man who declined to be named could only shrug his shoulders affirming the process he went through while displaying his marked finger.
At Realogile Secondary School poling station three elderly female voters urged for the election process to prioritise the aged who would have missed the special dispensation. Pleading ignorance of the special opportunity, they were however upbeat after voting. As they waited for transport back home, they asked this poor reporter for sweets, he couldn’t provide. This, to boost their energy levels and prevent collapsing from diabetes as they hadn’t had anything to eat.
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