Bedfordview residents queued to cast their ballots at Saheti School on the morning of November 4.

When the Bedfordview and Edenvale News arrived at the voting station at about 10:00, a long queue had been split into two voting substations.

IEC officials were unable to provide the exact number of voters, explaining that head office permission was required before speaking to the media.

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Voters’ hopes

Voters shared their expectations as they cast their ballots, with Bedfordview resident Felicia Hardwick highlighting service delivery and water provision.

Essexwold resident Inge Liebenberg said she was pleased with voter turnout at Saheti School, urging residents to vote following recent water outages. She expressed hope on residents seeing change for the better.

An elderly resident, who asked to be identified only as Brenda, said she was born in 1955 and had voted since turning 18. She expressed unhappiness that no separate queue was provided for the elderly at the Saheti voting station.

Some older voters noted they were unaware of special voting dates because no one had contacted them.

Both the SAPS and the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department were present at the station.