Youth urged to exercise right to vote
The youth should take responsibility for what is happening in their communities, says a youth activist.
GOVERNMENT has urged young people to vote in the upcoming local government elections on November 1.
On Thursday, in a webinar, the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), in partnership with Agape Youth Movement, discussed the importance of youth participation in elections.
With not much time until the 1 November polls, the panel members from the webinar challenged the IEC to come up with innovative and digitised solutions for the future, to ensure the youth play an active role in the development of the country.
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Nhlanhla Lux Dlamini, a youth leader, activist and one of the panel member, said there was no infrastructure for young people to vote.
“Young people are in school. Why can’t young people register to vote at schools and, come voting time, we have a special voting category in the classroom? In doing this, already you have opened a new door of young people in millions that will be voting. Why is government not facilitating solutions that will ensure that young people vote in their numbers?” Dlamini asked.
The panel urged the youth to take their time and research South Africa’s political parties, and what they represent, so an informed decision is made when they head to the polls.
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