Vuwani: Exposing what the ballot means to young and old

Lucas Ledwaba

The biggest fear among elderly residents of the vast Limpopo province district of Vuwani was being denied the right to cast their votes in this week’s elections.

The Pro-Makhado Task Team announced after a meeting in Vyeboom on Tuesday that it was standing by its decision to boycott the elections.

Even though its leadership was at pains to explain that it would not stop people from voting on election day, the atmosphere in the area was already infested with fear.

This was not unjustifiable given that in the past at least 25 schools had been gutted by fire by unknown people as part of the continued efforts to force government to reincorporate Vuwani into the Makhado Local Municipality.

On Wednesday as he country went to the polls, it appeared it was the elderly who heeded the call ahead of the youth in troubled Vuwani.

Struggling for a vote