{"id":200933,"date":"2019-04-04T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/200933\/imademymark-st-catherines-learners-share-their-reasons-for-voting\/"},"modified":"2019-04-04T08:59:39","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T06:59:39","slug":"imademymark-st-catherines-learners-share-their-reasons-for-voting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/04\/04\/imademymark-st-catherines-learners-share-their-reasons-for-voting\/","title":{"rendered":"#IMadeMyMark: St Catherine\u2019s learners share their reasons for voting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elections are just over a month away and for many youngsters in the city, this will be their first time at the polls.<\/p>\n<p>The GCN visited St Catherine\u2019s School in Parkhill Gardens and spoke to matric learners Mbali Ngobese and Khaya Ngwenya about why they think it is important they vote in the elections.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/200820\/elections-2019-iec-mma-launch-digital-disinformation-complaints-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Elections 2019: IEC and MMA launch Digital Disinformation Complaints platform<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Mbali, who is head of sport, was first to share her thoughts.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMadeMyMark St Catherine&#039;s learner shares reasons for voting\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6f-FF5LGeUc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is the first time I will be voting and I am very excited,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason I will be voting is that I believe the youth can make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this because while reading a newspaper the other day, I read that South Africa has one of the largest youth populations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mbali strongly believes every vote counts.<\/p>\n<p>When it came to political parties campaigning for votes, Mbali said, \u201cThere are so many political parties out there, but we are taught to just look at the three major parties,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I vote I believe I will make a difference<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlus, my mom told me if I don\u2019t vote I can\u2019t complain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Khaya, St Catherine\u2019s headboy, then shared his thoughts.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMadeMyMark St Catherine\u2019s learner voting for the first time tell us why\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0RdrH3M6Nm4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will be my first time voting and I feel that being able to vote gives the youth a chance to make a difference,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we were younger I don\u2019t think people took our opinions on what was happening in the country, the good and the bad, or even things we felt we could change, seriously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut now the youth, in our numbers, can make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or Leigh Hodgson 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