Hunt Road voters head to polls for local elections
Hunt Road residents are still coming out in their numbers to ensure their voices are heard.
THE Hunt Road voting station was abuzz as voters joined the queue to make their mark at the ballot box at Hunt Road Secondary School on Monday November 1.
Berea Mail stopped by to find out how the voting process went.
Hunt Road resident, Joe Mabusha (50) said he had a great voting experience at the station and he didn’t wait too long to cast his vote.
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“I was very happy when I cast my vote. Everything was quick, even inside. Everything ran smoothly,” he said.
Mabusha encouraged people to vote because as it’s their democratic right and noted that residents should not waste the opportunity for their voices to be heard.
“Rather go there and express your concern at the ballot box and exercise your right,” he said.
“Making that X, I believe it will make things happen and make a difference in our lives. If I don’t make that mark, we don’t know what’s going to happen,” he said.
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Meanwhile, KwaZulu-Natal health MEC, Nomagugu Simelane has called on young people, including first-time voters, patients and healthcare workers, to exercise their hard-won democratic right to cast their ballot during election day.
“We encourage people to come out and vote, because it’s important. You can’t complain about service delivery if you haven’t voted. We know that young people tend to be hesitant when it comes to voting. We are urging them to vote, especially first-time voters, they must go out and vote so that next time they can have a say on issues of the day, because your vote is your say,” she said.
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