‘We are voting for our futures’

Young people were out in full force at voting stations in Nyanga and Crossroads, saying they also want their voices to be heard.

Cape Town - Young people were out in full force at voting stations in Nyanga and Crossroads on Wednesday afternoon, saying they also want their voices to be heard.

Thousands of residents have gathered at voting stations in the area hotly contested by the African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance.

Both areas are ANC strongholds but the DA says they are hoping to make inroads in the local wards or win them.

Nosipho Galena, 24, said that as young people it was important that their voices also be heard.

“We are voting for our futures so we can't leave it in the hands of our parents and grandparents,” she says.

“I have just cast my vote and I feel proud and as you can see it is mostly young people around me and it shows we understand the importance of taking charge if our future.”

Former ANC councillor and poo-thrower Loyiso Nkohla cast his vote at Qingqa Primary School in Crossroads and said he proudly voted for the DA.

Elections Bureau