Nothing will stop 75-year-old from voting
Cynthia Vincent was one of many citizens who queued last minute at Home Affairs to collect their documents before voting.
|||Cape Town - Leg cramps and muscle spasms were not enough to stop a 75-year-old Heideveld resident form hopping on a bus to town to collect her ID so that she could vote.
Cynthia Vincent was one of many citizens who queued at Home Affairs’ offices in a last minute scramble to collect their documents on Wednesday.
Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba previously announced that the offices would be open until 7pm to coincide with the closing times of the voting stations across the country, and to assist the IEC in delivering a free, fair and credible local government election.
Citizens may also apply for emergency temporary IDs
Nationally there are 44 681 uncollected green ID books and 68 669 uncollected Smart IDs.
In the Western Cape there are 3 984 uncollected IDs and 26 544 Smart IDs.
Throughout the morning citizens trickled in at the Bellville Home Affairs’ office, and the same played out in Cape Town.
Vincent applied for a new ID last week after she lost hers in a taxi.
This morning she struggled to walk and could not sit for long before her legs pulled stiff.
“I took a bus from my house to get here, and I’m taking a bus back. I am not going to let anything stop me from voting, it is very important that I vote. I have voted in all elections and will not stop showing my loyalty to my party,” Vincent said.
francesca.villette@inl.co.za
Election Bureau