There was a low voter turnout in Monday’s local government polls, where an estimated 48% of registered voters turned up.
A voter casting her vote at the Philip Nel Fire station voting station on 1 November 2021, Pretoria. Picture: Jacques Nelles
The cynics may well be correct when they point out that South Africans – many of them, at least – take full advantage of public holidays on election days to indulge their passion for partying… or just lying around, doing nothing.in Monday’s local government polls, where an estimated 48% of registered voters turned up to put their crosses on the ballot papers.
Yet, one cannot escape the conclusion that many South Africans either don’t care enough to vote, or they stayed away in protest at the parlous state of our country.If people don’t care, then they feel their vote will make little difference. And a stay-away protest makes the same point.
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