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Residents of Motsoaledi informal settlement, near Power Park in Soweto, formed a steady trickle to cast their votes at a voting station on Monday. The residents of that settlement do not have electricity but said promises had been made to supply the area years ago.
Another voter, Sizakele Mkhosana, who has been voting since 1994, said:"I voted well. I changed because the party I usually vote for doesn't do anything for me. They didn't give us houses. We have been staying in shacks for 27 years ... There are no schools around here. Our children have to travel long distances to go to schools. We also need jobs. I got here at around 6am. I was the 10th person in the queue.
The two elderly woman were helped inside, assisted some by officials and headed to the voting booths. A few seconds later, Moepa asked for help and two party officials stood close by as the voting process was explained to her by an IEC official. She then turned her back and started casting her vote. Speaking to TimesLIVE afterwards, Moepa said she was happy with how the voting process had happened."It was OK, I'm happy," she said.
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