Limited access hampers voter registration in Tsholotsho

Voter registration is progressing at a snail's pace in Tsholotsho due to limited access to voter registration centers, youth here have said.

The youth said that there are only two voter registration centers in Tsholotsho and the majority of the people need to fork out at least US$6 to get to the nearest Registrar General's office.

This is compounded by the fact that one has to travel more than once to get registered as a voter and to collect his or her registration slip.

Speaking at the Play Your Vote sports tournament organized by Youth Agenda Trust on Saturday which was held at Bulala Ngena, Tsholotsho youth leader Challenge Ndlovu said that there are no employment opportunities or income generating activities for the youth in the area and hence they cannot afford transport to get to the registration centres.

Ndlovu also lamented the neglect of the local road network which he said was contributing to the high cost of transport in the area and told over three hundred youth who had thronged the venue that it is high time for the youth to play a central role in electing competent and development minded politicians in the forthcoming polls.