MBOMBELA – This weekend will be the last chance for voters to register for the upcoming elections. But many young people have vowed not to make their mark on the ballot paper. They claim that no progress has been made regarding their previous commitment to contribute towards bringing change by ensuring that they vote.
“We are just contributing towards changing the politicians’ lives, not ours. I for one, listen to the news and I know what politicians have been up to, things that are not benefiting us but glorifying them. Take for instance the premier’s cars. That’s a lot of money used to purchase those vehicles
Money that could have been directed to improve people’s lives,” said Ms Ntombi Lekhuleni. Among other things, they are complaining about access to clean water, the upgrade of streets and job opportunities for the youth.
They said that once in a while, they receive water from water tanks, but they have to endure long periods without water. “Sometimes we end up drawing water from a well. Who drinks from a well in this day and age? I’m personally fed up with this game they are playing,” said Ms Petunia Lukhele.
For Mr Andile Maseko, voting has given her a platform to contribute in creating change in the country. She said she believed that as long as people voted, things would gradually improve in the country.
A 65-year-old Gogo Marita Mashego said she would vote because former president Nelson Mandela sacrificed his life in prison so that people could have the privilege of casting their ballots.
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