IT was a busy day for political parties across Mzansi as they urged people to register to vote.
It was a mixture of campaigning and throwing shades at one another.
The leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema, was at various kasi in eThekwini, KwaZulu Natal, where he told residents that his party will work for the people.
He called on young people to turn up in numbers and register so that they can remove what he calls criminals in power.
"Young people, your future lies in your vote, let’s vote these criminals out," he said.
Malema went on to say that his party will ensure that all workers are treated equally and receive the same benefits.
"Our parents left their villages to work in Durban and after 50 years they return home with nothing to show for it. Because they never had a provident fund. So we want you, the security guard, the cleaners and the gardeners, to get medical aid. If a teacher can get medical aid, then the cleaner must also get medical aid, because they are both workers," Malema said.
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He also urged people to ensure that the Inkatha Freedom Party does not rule in KZN.
Malema said communities ruled by the IFP, people won’t get jobs.
"We must ensure that they don’t become the government of KZN," he said.
Meanwhile, Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen visited several voting stations in Gauteng and encouraged people to register to vote.
He said Gauteng residents are ready for a new government.
He said it was realistic that the DA could take over the government in Gauteng.
"The ANC has never been as weak as it is today. It is being eaten up by breakaway parties and people are leaving it. People are tired of 30 years of broken promises, broken commitments and corrupt administration. Gauteng is ready for a new government. We are within striking distance of a majority and can inaugurate Solly Msimanga as premier and kick out Panyaza Lesufi,” he said.
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba, together with the party’s Gauteng chairman Funzi Ngobeni, was also in Gauteng to encourage people to register.
Mashaba urged people to vote for a new government in the interest of future generations.
He said the country has been let down over the past 30 years and burning tyres will not change anything, only voting.
