Residents could register to vote over the weekend for the 2024 elections. Though there is great concern about the lack of first-time voters, there is hope that the youth might take advantage of the online IEC registration service.
“We have done our part to help the young people to understand that they can make a change through their votes. If they are dissatisfied with anything, they need to use the right processes to have their voices heard.
“I would say the weekend was successful, even though the numbers at the registration stations were low,” said Ward 76 Clr Thulane Simelane.
In Slovo Park, councillor Charmaine Kock said the turnout was phenomenal.
“It was a crazy weekend, but I am proud of what were able to achieve. What surprised me was most of the people who registered to vote were young people. We even had young people who were registering for the first time,” she said.
Kock said she encountered a 67-year-old first-time voter.
“This tells me that people are taking next year’s election seriously. People are starting to understand by not voting they are doing no one any favours. Every single vote counts,” she added.
Residents expressed concerns over the unreasonable cost of living and said they wanted change.
There was EMPD and SAPS presence at most of the voting stations.
To register to vote visit https://registertovote.elections.org.za/voter-online-registration/overview or WhatsApp 0600 88 0000.
