Elections 2024: Citizens line up for historic elections
Residents turned up in their numbers to make their mark in the 2024 elections.
TODAY, May 29, sees South Africans line up to cast their votes at various voting stations for the historic 2024 General Elections.
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This pivotal election will determine the country’s leadership for the next five years and marks a significant milestone: 30 years of democracy. Despite the morning-long wait due to technical issues and delayed processes, voters remained eager to exercise their democratic rights.
The Southlands Sun visited some of these voting stations to ask the public: Why do you think it is important to vote, and why do you think your vote will make a difference?
Samuel Selelane at the voting station at the Montclair Recreational Hall: “I definitely need to see some change in terms of the leadership of the province and country. We, as a country, need to see the impact of our vote and the promises of the parties we vote for in the coming future.”
Applesamy Reddy at the voting station at the Montclair Recreational Hall: “I hope my vote brings about complete change. I want to see someone come into power with fresh and innovative ideas. I, for one, am tired of fake promises being made to us as citizens.”
Prea Pather at the voting station at the Montclair Recreational Hall: “I am here to vote because I believe if I really want to see positive changes be implemented, then I need to be the change and go and cast my vote.”
Nicolette Swanepoel at the voting station at the Montclair Recreational Hall: “For me, it is important for us to vote so we can strive to be the united nation that we aim to be. Without our vote, we can’t expect to be united.”
Carin Salvarto at the voting station at the Yellowwood Park Civic Hall: “I hope my vote will somehow make a change. If nobody votes, nothing will change. I think the biggest change I would like to see is effective service delivery.”
Nombeko Zungu at the voting station at the Yellowwood Park Civic Hall: “We, as a country, have been through a lot, and I think we should be voting for change. There have been many things that we have tried, and it seems to be going south, like our petrol price. I think we should use that energy to vote for more positive changes to take place.”
Trevor Anderson at the voting station at Grosvenor Girls High: ”I hope that, with my vote, I can see changes with better safety and security, pensions for us seniors and just a government that can effectively do better than the last.”
Duncan Du Bois at the voting station at Grosvenor Girls High: “It is important to vote in the first place because if you don’t vote, you are forfeiting any right to criticise and complain. I obviously hope my vote is instrumental in producing the change that I desire.”
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