TSHIFHIWA NEMBUBANI: This time I am not voting. I don't see any chance of change, and that is what is expected when you vote. A lot of people in our country have yet to see a change, but it is only promises that have not been fulfilled.
Time is counting down rapidly for the nation’s big decision during the 2019 National Elections on 8 May.
With the nation going to the polls in only a few days’ time, we asked our local community if they will be making their mark and why they feel it is important. This is what they had to say …
NICOLE SMITH: We have all been given the right to vote, and that is why I will be voting. We all need to have a say in the way our government is run. I feel that you can’t complain about the issues in our country if you don’t vote.
LINDA HARKANYI: I am voting because it is a necessary obligation that we all have as citizens to vote. I believe that people who don’t vote are ignorant. I have encouraged my granddaughters to vote, they are both 18 and 20 years old, and I think that whoever you vote for will make a difference.
CARMANI BALLY: I will be voting. I own property now, and I never realised how much legislation that comes from parties in power affect me. Previously, I did not mind but moving forward in your personal life, you start to feel the pinch.”
MPHO NELLY MABUDUGA: I vote in the hopes of getting a better life for myself. Voting is an important part of all of our futures, and this is why I will be voting on 8 May.
