Vote for Black and White – vote for SA’s future
Black or white, we are all South African; we have more similarities than we have differences, so let us all vote for our future!
South Africa can only honour the past by taking ownership of the future… So let us stop telling ‘good stories’ and start working!
While the past has been good, South Africans need to focus on now and tomorrow. Ask yourself, “What hopes do I have for tomorrow?” or “What aspirations do I have for the future?” These questions should be on the mind of every South African when going to vote on May 7.
As mentioned earlier in one of the issues of Black on White, “Voting in the elections is not the beginning and end of the journey, but the beginning of a continuous five-year journey with the ruling government.”
For anyone asking why it is important to vote, I would say taking part in the elections is only the beginning of your responsibility towards holding leaders accountable. It is not about whether the party you vote for wins or not, but about having a voice that will help shape democracy.
“Voting in the elections is not the beginning and end of the journey, but the beginning of a continuous five-year journey with the ruling government.”
If you are not happy with the one party, then vote for another one. As much as you have the right not to vote, you do not want to end having to deal with a leader you did not want.
Say for example a population of 11 people were to vote, five were supporting a certain leader and the other six did not want the leader to represent them. However, the five who support a certain leader voted for their preferred candidate, while only three others voted for an alternative leader. The other three chose not to vote… So while they were uncertain, they missed out on a key opportunity, to vote for someone they could like.
If you are not happy with the one party, then vote for another one.
Yes, the population of South Africa is much more than eleven people and the choice of leaders is more than two, but imagine what could be done if everyone did vote. So you say politicians make promises but never keep them. Well, they are doing part of their job… yours is to make sure they are held accountable for the promises they make… if they don’t, vote them out.
Following in the example of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, do not vote based on the reputation of 1994, consider the events of the last five years and vote for Black on White, but most importantly vote for your future!
