Residents have gone to the polls today, November 1, to vote for the party and candidate councillor they believe will help sort out their service delivery problems in Midrand.
The Midrand Reporter‘s journalist, Ofentse Ditlopo visited the voting station at the Country View Engen garage in Ward 92 to ask residents why it is important for them to put their mark on the ballots.
This is what they had to say…
Gerard Dominic: I have voted every time I have been able to since 1981. I see an importance in voting because how can you complain about government if you do not vote. Democracy is about everybody voting.
Mathew Dalton: I am here because my family asked me to do it. I have reached the point where I am just tired of this country and its problems because it feels like we are going to repeat a cycle of corruption and all these other problems.
Ntombekhaya Masinini: It is important for me to vote as a responsible citizen of the country. I cannot complain about the potholes on our roads and [I want a say in] who would run my ward.
Vanessa McClure: It is important to vote and make a difference, and I am voting because it is the right thing to do.
Zama Masinga: I am voting because it is the right thing to do. If you want opportunities and want to see a change in our country, you should exercise [your right by] casting your vote.
Watch: Vanessa McClure explains why it is important for her to cast her vote.
Nuku Sibeko: I am not happy about the state of our country and I hope my vote will help bring change.
Caroline Elsener and Nomase Loqo: We are happy and excited to have voted early in the morning. The weather is good and there is no chaos at our voting station
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