Voting in Singapore

The notice above was posted outside the lift on the floor where the South African Commission in Singapore is housed. When I saw it, I knew I was in the right place. My cross has now been made, my thumb inked, and my special vote for the 2009 South African elections cast.







The voting itself was a unique experience: hearing Afrikaans being spoken so far from home; voting without standing in a queue; sharing in the instant cameraderie generated by meeting up people from home in a foreign place who are there for the same purpose as you.



So roll on 22 April. The first leg of the voting is over; overseas special votes are waiting to be counted. And to all South Africans at home; remember to make your own crosses and get your own thumbs inked on Wednesday next week.

Labels: SA elections, special vote

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