Some of the youth who will be voting in this month's elections have told 'The Citizen' why they will, or won't, vote for the ANC.The ANC has long been synonymous with the struggle for freedom and equality, but many young South Africans are increasingly disillusioned with the party’s performance on issues like unemployment, education and corruption.“It’s been 30 years of democracy and the ANC has very little to show for these three decades.
“When Zuma was in play there was a lot of movement, in terms of business. A lot of our brothers and sisters got big projects and big opportunities.“As people from small towns, we tend to think perhaps these things are happening in the city. But they end in Johannesburg and Pretoria, they never trickle down to us.Basani Mathebula said she was “definitely considering an alternative political party with the hope they will bring about change and fix the injustices and corruption the ANC has done”.
“The ANC has been in power for many years but there are still a lot of issues the country is facing due to lack of supervision of tenders that they grant to curb challenges we face, such as unemployment and economic inequality.”Rofhiwa Muthikitha said he recognises the progress made by the ANC in certain areas, such as education and economic inequality, but believes “there is still significant room for improvement particularly in addressing the pressing issue of unemployment”.
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