Opinions voiced on Election Day
An upbeat Boksburg voter, Rialivhuwa Nekhwevha, says the main thing for him was to prevent the ANC from receiving majority votes during Election Day on Wednesday, May 7.
“My vote will make a difference today; the main thing for me is to prevent the ANC from getting two thirds of the majority,” he said.
“They’ve gotten away with Nkandla because they have majority power.”
Submitting his ballot at Boksburg High School, Nekhwevha said he was hoping for change.
Asked what inspired him to vote, Nekhwevha said: “I want my vote to have an impact; to give a new party a chance; I want change,” he enthused.
Another voter at the school, Advocate Msimango, said if strongly considered, his vote will go a long way in positively molding the country’s future.
“Definitely,” he responded, after being asked whether he believed his vote will have an impact.
“But you know the politicians, they’re full of promises that they don’t deliver,” he chuckled.
He also wants the country’s working class to be given preferable treatment.
“The party that wins should stop the ongoing strikes by giving people what they want. The party should also try their best to keep their promises and deliver.”
Asked what inspired him to vote, Msimango said that he hopes the next President should “conjure up new ideas which will positively benefit the country”.
“President Jacob Zuma was supposed to do something new and not just continue the works done by Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki. I don’t know of anything new that he’s introduced.”
Casting her vote at the Sunward Park Recreation Centre, Marietjie Bracey says she would like to see more support shown to educating the youth.
Asked what she would like the winning party to do for the country, she said: “Help matriculants get jobs. My daughter finished with three distinctions but no university accepted her.”
Seen at the Sunward Park High School voting station, Leon de Kock says his loyalty to his country served as his inspiration for casting his vote.
“I’d like to see the winning party save our beautiful country from foreign infiltration,” he said.
“That should lead to easier job creation and an improved economy.”
Asked whether he split his vote for the national and provincial categories, De Kock responded: “No, I chose one party for both categories, because unity creates conformity.”
