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POLITICAL PARTIES ACTING AGAINST WOMEN ABUSE FOR VOTES

Submitted by darkbeauty on Thu, 02/04/2009 - 16:02
political parties did not comment on our behalf, they were only concerned about being voted for. They were only concerned about what the government is doing and that made me feel like they were not emotionally attached about the topic as individuals but only as members of a political party. I wish that they could speak more as individuals than as political parties. But I am glad 'cause I have learned something, especialy when I talk to Ms Nana Ngobese of "Women Forward" on issues about social development and support groups for abused women and she justified the need for this.

Women in political parties

Submitted by supernice on Thu, 02/04/2009 - 15:43

Women in political parties I'm very angry about women in politics because: Today i went to an election debate & I felt like all those women who were there were sent to campaign for votes not to address the issues of women & violence against them, all those parties did was say "i would empower women if they vote for my party" that's it! Now you tell me, how you would trust such women? It's very much clear they were sent by men because non of the things they said were valid. I could see through them that they came to talk to us because it's time for voting.

sum thngs r taken 4 granted

Submitted by katlego on Thu, 02/04/2009 - 15:39
Today i was at a debute, sort of conference around joburg and some of the representetives of some political parties were there and it was amazing on how some of the representitives were addressing some of the issues,the UDM representitve was shaking and you can ask yourself how can a party be represented by someone who can't talk in front of many people and ignoring issues like the one of a girl who was wearing a mini -skirt and was raped because of wearing it and all the leaders just read about it and don't give a damn on what happened next.Why should parties attend to a matter if it happend
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Violence against Girls

To the President

Published date: 
1 Apr 2009
I think the political system of our country is really getting out of hand. Especially when it comes to the Julias Malema angle he does not have the power and attitude that we need to make our country stronger. The only thing which he does best is to criticize other politicians, what sort of reputation does he give to other politicians out of South Africa? When our very own people are fighting amongst each other?

Dear Mr president

Published date: 
1 Apr 2009
I'm a young South African and i'm very much concerned about my country, a lot has happened in South Africa lately since we got democracy in our country.We saw some development since then because the are people who now leave in houses, have water & electricity in their homes but still
this is not enough because majority of South Africans still lives in shacks & mud houses.I ask my self who should I blame for this slow governing the president,counsellors,mayors, or me because South Africa is also my country.

Small house, big deal!

Submitted by fungaizim on Wed, 25/03/2009 - 08:42
Small house, big deal! By Fungai Machirori The name might not quite explain it. After all, most things with the word ‘small’ in front of them aren’t often big issues. But when anyone, particularly women, hear the words, “small house”, they are often filled with some sort of negative emotion. Some people laugh and make light of the matter as if it ought to be acknowledged as a normal part of every man’s life. Men have a need for sexual diversity, so the thinking goes. But I question what kind of a society we would like to build out of such a culture.

My Choice on Voting

Published date: 
12 Mar 2009
Most of my peers couldn't care about elections, the government or its issues. Excitingly enough, most of us simply live to pay rent, going out and 'networking' looking for 'connections'. For the longest time I didn't know who the acting president was after Mr Thabo Mbeki. Call it ignorance, if you want to, but I feel there is enough going on in our homes and communities. I feel that I have the potential to change small things by taking one step at a time and those small steps will make a difference for at least one person or two. My decision to never vote came after I had registered for the first time for the municipal elections in 2005. In the Eastern Cape, service delivery sucks. Everything is quiet for an entire three or four years then mayors and counsellors come out of the wood works to make promises. Community projects began and very few organisations could manage to get funding for projects, those which did were very hard to participate in. During the same year I discovered how much money was sent back to the Finance Department because it wasn't 'needed'.
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