Several people have told Eyewitness News that there’s no point in voting as they continue grappling with unemployment, poor service delivery and the lack of roads.
JOHANNESBURG - As the Electoral Commission of South Africa wraps up day one of special votes, some Khutsong residents on the West Rand have spent the day trying to convince community members to vote on Wednesday.that there’s no point in voting as they continue grappling with unemployment, poor service delivery and the lack of roads.
Special votes got off to a slow start at the IEC’s voting station at the Maranatha Church of Christ, with some showing up without their ID documents, while some were simply not registered to vote. But community member, Lebogang Molebatsi, took it upon herself to plead with her neighbours to visit their local voting station on Wednesday.
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