Thobeka Faku, 73, is eager to vote in this year’s General Elections on 29 May. But she has limited mobility after a debilitating fall a few years ago. She uses crutches, but her legs still can’t support her for more than a few minutes.
Her voting station is at a school in H-Section, Khayelitsha, not far from her home, but too far for her to walk.
‘Do people with disabilities … know their options? Do they know about special voting? What is the IEC doing for people living with disabilities who will not be able to make it to the voting station on 29 May? Those are the kinds of questions that we need to ask and get answers to, that we can relay to others,’ said Sibongiseni.in the Western Cape works with many organisations that represent people with disabilities.
‘At no stage in this process will any IEC official or agents be present in the voting booth. Agents will only be present if a voter asks the presiding officer to assist with the voting,’ said Hendrickse.
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