NELSPRUIT – Two prominent former ministers have embarked on a “Vote No” campaign. Mr Ronnie Kasrils, former minister for intelligence services and former member of the ANC national executive council, and Ms Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, former deputy minister of defence and health, launched the “Sidikiwe! Vukani! Vote No Campaign” last week.
They explained they were not urging voters to stay away on election day, but rather to vote for small minority parties or spoil their ballot paper by writing “no” across it. According to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), nobody may be forced to vote or to vote in a certain way, and they were allowed to spoil their votes.
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