Joburg East residents make their mark
Their reasons for making their mark were different, but all hope for a better life.
Residents came out in numbers to cast their votes on May 8.
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Their reasons for making their mark were different, but all hope for a better life.
Bez Valley resident 56-year-old Nombuso Luthuli said she voted because she hopes government can put the citizens’ safety first.
“I live in fear because of the crime. I don’t feel safe and I’m angry because that makes my life uncomfortable.
“You always have to worry and wonder if someone will break in. That is not a good life,” said Luthuli.
“Our challenges have changed since 1994 and government needs to listen to the people on what the issues are now.
“Unemployment is a major problem in South Africa, with the youth sitting at home with qualifications.
“Law enforcement needs to improve and really fight crime. And we need a better system to handle our borders and accommodate foreign nationals,” said Luthuli.
New mom Primrose Dlamini came with her one-month-old baby, Owethu, to cast her vote.
She said it was important for her to vote for a better future for her son.
“It’s important for me to vote. As a young mother I’m voting for me and my son.
“I want a better future for my son, a good education and jobs,” shared Dlamini.
Jabulile Qadore accompanied her 86-old-year mother, Ntonile Mafilibane, to the voting station.
She said this was the first time her mother had cast a vote.
“My mother told me that she was not able to vote in 1994 because her boss at the time refused her the opportunity by locking her up,” said Qadore.
Mafilibane expressed her joy with a smile.
“I’m happy my daughter is here with me to cast my first-ever vote.
“I missed the opportunity in 1994 and those elections were so important. Twenty-five years later I’m afforded this opportunity in these highly contested elections,” said Mafilibane.
The Kgomo family were excited about casting their votes.
They said as a family they discussed the reasons for voting and which party they would be voting for.
“We must really look at where we come from as a country and where want to go.
“Twenty-five years later we have new challenges and they are different from the ones before democracy.
“Government needs to listen to the people and understand that we are different and have different challenges but also find ways to accommodate and address the issues that affect us,” said Dikonkrtso Kgomo.
