On 18th May 2011, I took a taxi to Grahamstown to go and make my mark in the 2011 Municipal Elections. That day did not go on as planned, but eventually I made it to my home town.
This whole week was dedicated to elections and what the turnout would be. The day after elections was about who will win these elections. The IEC estimates 40 percent of the country’s 23.7 million registered voters cast ballots in these elections, meaning that many registered voters didn’t vote. Nonetheless, I am happy with the ANC results in particular, especially with the Makana Municipality. So far in Makana, the ANC has 20 out of 28 councils, which is an obvious win in the area. I am glad I went to cast my vote, but I feel that the ANC still has a lot to do when it comes to service delivery.
I remember watching cutting edge on the 28th of April which was the day after Freedom Day. I must say that I was petrified with shock when I saw that there were still houses using the bucket system. To me this was a disgrace for the development of Grahamstown as a whole and also an infringement of basic human rights to the citizens. I was unhappy. After many have voted, this needs to be changed and the ANC needs to make sure that the poor are satisfied with basic services.
I did not only vote for my voice to be heard, I voted for those without a voice, whose actions have become effortless because of councillors who refuse to serve their people. If the DA were not there, I truly believe that the ANC would not have had a wake-up call because it is all thanks to Hellen Zille for keeping the party on their toes. Now is the time to go back to the drawing board and fix those mistakes made by ANC officials and start taking the people seriously. The reason for this is that our votes do count. Every one of them
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