The poor voter turnout during the recent elections has confirmed what many have said, namely that voter apathy is spreading. 
In Dannhauser though, the poor turnout has confirmed other suspicions. Yes, it’s true – Dannhauser is gaining independence from South Africa. Much like Lesotho, it will be it’s own country landlocked by South Africa.
The lack of support for the national elections proved that Dannhauser residents are tired of the lack of service delivery and the abundance of corruption, and are setting up their own state. The electorate, mainly made up of wandering goats, three stray dogs and a few community members, has already begun working on getting Dannhauser recognised as an independent state. 
Rumours doing the rounds are that the community will elect Bobby (the dog who sleeps outside Sun He Mini Market) as their new president. 
While this may seem like a bit of a strange decision, residents have defended it by saying that South Africa is going to the dogs anyway, and so having a dog as a president could actually be a step in the right direction. The national animal of Dannhauser will be the billy goat, and talks are underway to find a national flower. The proposed anthem at this stage is a remixed version of the Baha Mens hit song, ‘Who Let the Dogs Out?’ – the song will be changed to ‘Who Let the Goats Out?’. There also won’t be a need for as many different departments as with the current government, because Dannhauser is a lot smaller. Home Affairs will be scrapped because the goats and stray dogs don’t need IDs, and so will the Defense Force. The thinking behind this is that no one will ever try to invade Dannhauser, so there’s no need to protect it. The Minister of Foreign Affairs will be that one auntie who knows everyone else’s business and always has advice for them. 
The Department of Sports and Recreation and Water Affairs will both be done away with. There’s never sport in the town, and people are always suffering water shortages, so there’s no need to monitor these areas.
It’s exciting times ahead for residents as the small, once unheard-of town now becomes the smallest state in the world. 
The rest of the country looks on in disbelief, doubting that the small town will make it on it’s own. Whether or not it does remains to be seen, but surely Dannhauser can’t end up worse than Zimbabwe now can it?