'Waking up at 04:00' - Media personality Bonang Matheba encourages SA to vote
Businesswoman and award-winning media personality, Bonang Matheba, said she will wake up at 04:00 on the 29th of May to vote in the national and provincial elections.
Earlier this week, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the 2024 election date. Ramaphosa set 29 May 2024 as the date of the national and provincial elections.
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The 2024 elections coincide with South Africa's celebration of 30 years of freedom and democracy.
This is the first time in the history of South Africa that independent candidates will be eligible to stand as candidates for national and provincial polls.
"Beyond the fulfillment of our constitutional obligation, these upcoming elections are also a celebration of our democratic journey and a determination of the future that we all desire," Ramaphosa said.
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"I call on all South Africans to exercise their democratic right to vote and for those who will be campaigning to do so peacefully, within the full observance of the law. We also urge unregistered voters to use the online registration platform to register."
After the announcement, media personality Bonang Matheba took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to immediately encourage South Africans to register to vote.
Matheba continued by saying that she will wake up at 04:00 to cast her vote
29 May 2024……Time to rock and roll… Please register to vote here - https://t.co/xxzqsKpC1y 🇿🇦🥳 #Elections2024
— Bonang Matheba 👑 (@Bonang) February 20, 2024
…ke tsoga ka 4AM that day! 4!
— Bonang Matheba 👑 (@Bonang) February 20, 2024
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