The Voter: Where will they put their mark on 8 May 2019? By Nkateko Mabasa Nkateko_Azania
At 4am every day, Phakiso Letsara wakes up at his home in Sebokeng in the Vaal and goes to the Johannesburg CBD for his daily work of collecting cans and bottles to sell at a recycling yard.
At home, Letsara lives with his grandmother and his two younger sisters. His older sister died in 2018 after falling ill. Both of his parents have died – his father was stabbed in 1993 after an altercation with one of his grandmother’s customers back when she used to sell beer at their house. His mother died from Aids-related illness in 2008.
Furthermore, Letsara says when his sister died in 2018, an EFF member in his community helped him and his family with money to hire a tent, tables and chairs. He supports the party because it “encourages youth to go to school, to work and get off the streets”.For Joyce Thobela, the decision about who to vote for is not easy. Over the years she has voted for the ANC but does not know who will gain her mark this time around.
Early on after she left college she used to sell Tupperware and cosmetics, then later became a cleaner. But even those jobs were short-lived. Currently, she arrives in Johannesburg CBD around 8am and waits at her spot until 5pm, hoping people will buy her sweets.
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