2019 Elections: The youth vote: Students at UCT weigh up their options By Karabo Mafolo
For weeks, political parties have been lobbying for South Africans votes by having door-to-door campaigns, rallies and speaking about their party’s plans on media platforms.
that this had to do with the “lengthy” process involved to get permission to host a political event during election season. With hours left before voting begins, some students were still unsure as to who deserved to get their vote.I feel like the situation is a bit dire and to be honest, none of the parties seem to really have any substantial plan towards fixing the issues which I see as the most prominent issues in our society,” said Jewel, a second-year LLB student at UCT, who did not wish to disclose her surname.
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