Our country needs us to take action
It is unfortunate that we vote for parties and not our country.
Voting is a fundamental right of every citizen.
Voting is essential for the democracy which we enjoy today.
It enables the citizens to choose their own government and who they want to represent them in government.
When you vote you are actively securing the future of the country.
It is unfortunate that we vote for parties and not our country.
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As a first-time voter, I am truly conflicted. I am caught up between a rock and a hard place.
At the end of the day, the truth is I am sceptical about voting because I do not know which party to vote for!
As South Africans, I feel we have invested more in parties than our country.
We are loyal to parties when we should shift our focus to what is truly important, which is to grow and move our country forward.
People say better the devil you know than the devil you don’t know, but shouldn’t we be focusing on becoming a more politically educated country and shift this mentality?
We need to start challenging how things work and do away with this mentality of accepting things without questioning them.
Time is not on our side, May 8 is around the corner and not a single party has managed to convince me to vote for them.
This is not how I imagined my first time voting.
I figured it would be easy and straight forward because I am someone who truly knows what they want.
Unfortunately, the Southern African politics landscape had a different thing going on.
If it were up to me I would vote for certain individuals, not necessarily the parties.
Political parties are killing our beloved country.
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Would it be so far-fetched to consider or pass an idea of doing away with political parties?
Imagine elections where we actually decide on our very own president?
And all those other important executive members whom we feel are competent to oversee things on our behalf.
Or could this be the time to stop overlooking the small parties and perhaps give them a chance?
One thing I know for sure is that come May 8, I will be making my mark.
