Cape Town students desperate for change eager to cast their votes

CAPE TOWN - Following continued concern over the youth’s low interest in the fast-approaching elections, university students in Cape Town say they will not waste the opportunity presented by the IEC this weekend to register for the upcoming polls.

Those eligible to vote can still register at their municipal offices or online after Sunday, at least until President Cyril Ramaphosa proclaims an election date.

Eyewitness News spoke to students at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), who are participating in this weekend’s drive.

Students, much like other sections of our society, are constantly debating the pros and cons of the upcoming elections.

Nkosinathi Ximba from UWC said that they wanted to see changes so they were registered to vote.

"There were no changes in the past five years. Things are still the same... actually, they are getting worse because the unemployment rate is rising." 

Zako Mndila from CPUT agreed. 

"I think we have changed in our country and I think the ANC is not taking us any further, so that’s why I’m registered to vote."

Meanwhile, Siphamandla Dlamini from CPUT said that voting was a waste of time.

"No changes and no development within the past five years. I haven't seen any developments."