MAD RUSH ON LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION

MBABANE – Like shopaholics on Black Friday, people rushed to registration centres yesterday, as it was the last day of registration for the 2018 National Elections.

Most of the centres were a hive of activity than the usual days as most people rushed to meet the deadline yesterday.
A majority of the people who registered cited work commitments as the main reason they were forced to register on the last day.

They said they already had candidates in mind and would not miss the chance to make their votes count.
Mluleki Dlamini, who registered at the Buy ’N Save Spar, said the long queues were a turn-off for him during the past six weeks’ registration period, which is why he decided to do it on the last day.

However, Dlamini said despite the long queues, his work commitment was the main challenge for him not to register during the other days.

He said he dedicated the last Sunday to register and was going to be patient and queue.
According to Dlamini, he was very lucky as by the time he was registered, which was slightly after lunch, there were absolutely no queues.

“I took chances and got lucky,” he said with a smile.
According to Dlamini, he would be voting under the Mbabane East Constituency. He said he was considering voting for a woman but would inspect the list of candidates who have been nominated first before he could cast his vote. “I am looking at voting for an individual who will serve the interest of his or her community,” Dlamini said.

Women

He said he supported women participation in elections, hence he would consider voting for a woman candidate to take up the seat in Parliament. 
Sitakele Thwala said she was a first time voter and was excited to have finally got the opportunity to register and would be voting for someone to represent her in the community.

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