All quiet despite threats
Youth express their disgruntlement of the armed soldiers and police's presence in the township.
THULAMAHASHE – Following previous threats to disrupt the elections, this township was under police and military guard with only a handful of elderly people and very little number of the youth voting at the four stations by mid-day.
A number of youngsters who were loitering around the streets close to the stations, told this reporter that they were not going to participate in this year’s elections.
“We have been tossed around by politicians and now we are confused and we don’t know if our votes will make a difference,” said Milton Makaringe.
He also said that they were not happy with the armed soldiers and police who were patrolling the township.
“This is taking us back to apartheid years when our fathers were always threatened by the police when they needed their protection,” he further said.
One of the soldiers who were stationed at the stadium said that they had been deployed to the township to keep and maintain order.
“We are going to behave because we are forced to, but come Saturday, there will be chaos when we demand the local councilor to step down.
We are fed up, let them vote,'” stated a young man who did not want to be named.
