LGE2021 | Youngsters in Soweto enjoy their day off but avoid the polls
“Voting is something that has always been important to me,” he said. But he is aware of voter apathy among young people, adding, “even this young son of mine made it clear that he will not vote.”Just down the road from the voting station, a liquor outlet is abuzz with people of all ages.
Last week, a large group of disgruntled residents barricaded the Soweto Highway using rocks, burning tyres and trees as they protested a lack of electricity in their township.The enraged community members had vowed to shut down all polling stations on election day. However, by Monday, the threats seemed not to have materialised as the two voting stations in Diepkloof that City Press visited remain calm and open.
According to an Electoral Commission of SA official at the voting station, police presence had been put in place after “a rumour was making the rounds that community members would disrupt voting because of the electricity issues they have been facing”.
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