Millions of people braved the wind and weather yesterday, 8 May, when they stood in line to have their say about who will rule their country for the next five years.
Before the big day got under way, the Krugersdorp Community Policing Forum’s Sectors 4 and 5 members, plus various security companies like Apcan, Dowry and EPR, together with ER24, Quick Response Services and Netcare 911 held a visibility drive. They all got together on Main Reef Road and drove to their different voting stations in convoy.
In Muldersdrift at Lesego Primary, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) officials and presiding officer were hard at work to open at 7am while the different political parties were also setting up.
At 7.05am, a pastor prayed for not only the voting station and elections but for the whole country and its people.
Then the Lesego Primary choir and a number of party officials came together and sang the National Anthem before casting their votes.
At Rand-en-Dal School, voters were welcomed by the friendly smiles of the people manning a coffee and hotdog stall. The line was not very long and voters arrived and left very happy.
Kudu Park’s voting station had the friendliest IEC officials and the News spoke to Bianca who had opened a food stall at the park.
She decided to cast her vote later on the day, and said that she hoped it would count because she too wanted a better South Africa.
After he had cast his vote, the News spoke to Chris Lings, who said he voted to get all of the corruption out of the country.
At West Village, the atmosphere was very relaxed and voters were happy with the process. The line had been moving smoothly since 7am and according to Garry Badenhorst from the local neighbourhood watch, they were at the station for visibility and to help the police with patrolling the area.
Monument Primary’s voting station was also running smoothly and the Fire Brigade even came by to do an inspection and make sure everything was done correctly.
Another vote cast on election day was that of the Mogale City’s Executive Mayor, Councillor Naga Patrick Lipudi, who voted at ProPracticum School in Krugersdorp West at 10am and encouraged others to vote as well and to vote responsibly.
To view more photos of election day in Krugersdorp, click here.
