#IMadeMyMark: South Africans make their voices heard
Elections run smoothly in Germiston, despite minor troubles with IEC material at one station.
Primrose locals braved the early morning chill on Wednesday to exercise their democratic right to vote in the national and provincial elections.
With three IEC sub-stations, 2 730 voters were expected to turn up at Wychwood Primary School.
Among them was an eager Samuel Ncayiyana, who said, “Voting gives me a voice, and the ability to choose who I want to see leading the country.”
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At Primrose Hill Primary School 1 369 voters were expected and 7 000 voters were on the voters roll at Fire of God Ministries International at Makause informal settlement.
Despite waiting over an hour for IEC material to be delivered, many residents of Makause informal settlement endured the long queues to drop their votes in ballot boxes to choose their future leaders.
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“Though voters were impatient in the morning as they had started queuing while we were still setting up, things settled down once we opened the doors to start the voting process and were able to redeem ourselves in delivering an efficient process,” said Anna Zondo, the IEC presiding officer at Fire of God Ministries International.
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