While I am very happy to report that I voted in the SA National Elections earlier today I am still disappointed that only 16 240 people living abroad succeeded to register for the election when there are estimates of between 500k and 1M South Africans living in the UK alone. My comments on Facebook offended a number of people who said the registration period was too short, that registration forms were lost etc. I accept that the situation is far from perfect but still believe that if even half the South Africans living in the UK bothered to attempt registration we may have seen a possible postponement of the election date and a more balanced and healthier democracy.
Note the ink on my thumb - one of the high-security features associated with voting in the SA elections... My voting motto has always been "vote early and vote often" but alas...