South Africa Goes To Poll Amidst Shaky Outing For 30 Years ANC
South Africa, one of Africa’s greatest economy goes to poll to decide who leads the country. Voting is underway, and there is much more to this election compared to previous elections.
For 30 years, Mandela’s party has ruled the African most developed country. Their rule has largely been under the wings of Mandela, who led a successful apartheid fight against the White.
But recently, the party had began to faulter, with electricity becoming a massive problem, while air of change became a need.
Power failure became a problem, with load shedding affecting lives and business. From minor load shedding to significant one, leading to business decline.
The power issue affects the developmental and sustainability fabric of the country, leading to electorates wanting change.
The failures of ANC, South Africa’s ruling party for three decades, pushed historical numbers of candidates on the ballot.
With 70 candidates on the ballot, votes are expected to be splitted, with coalition government likely the last resort.
ANC is being challenged by former party members who defected or formed new parties. There are beliefs among candidates that the people are now finally ready to change the ruling government.
Recently, a court barred former ANC leader from contesting, after being projected to upset the status quo.
Zuma failed to make the ballot after a meticulous ruling by a court of competent jurisdiction.
The national and provincial elections will be concluded late night today, with result expected to start trickling in. Final results will not be declared same day.
Electoral commission of the country has taken sufficient time to plan for the election, with adequate budget.
The elections are expected to be conducted in due process, with all laws guiding voting to be adhered to. Announcement of a winner will take days but not up to a week.
Speaking on the preparedness of the electoral commission, the chairman of the body indicated security and safety measures have been met both for officials of the commission and electorates.
Vote cast had since begun, with enthusiasm filling the air. Oppositions are confident of flicking the table against the ruling party, marking the first time in history of the coalition, a government will be determined by coalition.
ANC continues to be blamed for the poor state of the country. They were largely blamed for not improving or maintaining the infrastructural and developmental standard the founding father of the new country laid down for his party.
Electorates aim to cast their votes for candidates that will bring about change and turn around the bad fortunes of the country.
There is hardly anyone ready to vote along party line because of the decline of the country’s economy and infrastructural damages that had led to negative perceptions of the ruling party.
Desperate for change, the decision made by the electorates will go a long way to answering the questions they have been asking for years.
Corruption remains a concern for the electorates, with most people feeling that ANC have condoned corruption and fallen out of the spirit of national sacrifice the founder imbibed in the party.
