Cooler weather not incentive enough to bring Khayelitsha residents to voter registration stations in droves

CAPE TOWN - In the Western Cape, over 1,500 registration stations stand ready to help South Africans prepare for the upcoming seventh democratic elections, however, residents in Khayelitsha have seemingly opted not to engage in this process yet.

The voting station Sivuyiseni Primary school in Mandela Park, Khayelitsha opened at 8am on Saturday morning as expected.

And while there’s a reprieve from recent extreme high temperatures, it seems this is not enough to encourage many to take advantage of the cool weather by coming out to register or to update their details.  

Less than ten people have made their way to the primary school. 

Khayelitsha has an estimated population of over four million people and one would expect to see long queues at each station but that hasn’t been the case.

The township, which is an ANC stronghold, has been a hotspot for service delivery protests in the past few weeks.

The very same ANC can be seen camped outside the school, hoping to convince voters to continue supporting it come election time.