WATCH: Splitting the vote in the provincial and national election
An uMhlanga resident decided to split her vote to select the best party to run her municipality and another party that she thought was better equipped to lead the nation.
MAKING history for herself at the ballot box today was Marianne Barnard who, for the first time, split her vote to select two different parties for the national and provincial election.
“I think provincially, one party is very strong with anti-corruption and they get things done. Their municipalities work better and their service delivery is better, but nationally, I am looking for a strong leader with a plan that is good enough to turn the country around and make a big difference for all. For the first time in my life, I didn’t vote for my language or cultural interests, but for my country and what I feel is best for everyone,” she said.
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Another voter over at North Crest Primary School in Durban North, Ingrid Diener, was also voting with others in mind, in the hope that her vote would gain greater democracy for the country.
“Any new democracy is subjected to the curse of populism. We were sold the dream of a rainbow nation with little idea of how to implement it. When the minority owns the majority of land, that is hardly democracy, so I think we are just plodding along as a country, although we have made more progress than some other countries. Most South Africans under 30 aren’t even voting, so the idea that this election is highly contested is just a hyped up idea,” she said.
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