It’s national election day and South Africans have come together to exercise the democratic right to vote. An honour seeped in history.
“It is not our diversity which divides us; it is not our ethnicity, or religion or culture that divides us. Since we have achieved our freedom, there can only be one division amongst us: between those who cherish democracy and those who do not,” — Nelson Mandela.
A video, taken during the 2019 elections has been doing the rounds on social media again this year. The clip depicts a man showing up to vote, intoxicated. So intoxicated that he falls over, taking the voting booth down with him.
One has to wonder if this man’s vote has been counted? ??? pic.twitter.com/pkqOwJxWVZ
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) May 11, 2019
It is undeniably comical, writes Cape {town} Etc’s Robyn Simpson. You’ve got to give it to the man for making the effort to tick his box. However, it also raises some serious concern. As Mr Mandela said, our democracy should be cherished.
So, should people be allowed to vote if they show up intoxicated?
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Everything you need to know before departing to your voting station
Picture: Screenshot from video