{"id":80146,"date":"2023-07-07T10:50:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T08:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mliswa-wants-a-law-that-punishes-people-who-dont-vote"},"modified":"2023-07-07T14:20:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T12:20:54","slug":"mliswa-wants-a-law-that-punishes-people-who-dont-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mliswa-wants-a-law-that-punishes-people-who-dont-vote","title":{"rendered":"Mliswa Wants A Law That Punishes People Who Don&#8217;t Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Norton MP Temba Mliswa (Independent), says registered voters who don\u2019t vote in elections should be penalised for wasting taxpayers\u2019 money.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on South African opposition leader Julius Malema\u2019s pledge to assist Zimbabweans return home to vote in the 23 August general elections, Mliswa said Zimbabweans have developed apathy towards voting and those who stay at home on voting day should be penalised. He said:<\/p>\n<p>Julius Malema must understand that the people already here in Zimbabwe don\u2019t want to vote again! Since 2000 the average voter turnout has been a measly 45,67%. The recent March 26 by-elections had even worse turnout figures according to ZEC.<\/p>\n<p>The first task is to convince those who are here to go out and vote. That\u2019s why I had proposed moving a motion that registered voters who don\u2019t vote should be penalized because they are wasting taxpayers\u2019 money.<\/p>\n<p>Those in the diaspora are even worse and won\u2019t come to vote. It\u2019s as simple as that. They can\u2019t be depended upon by any party.<\/p>\n<p>The most depressing about our politics is that people are losing confidence in the electoral system as an avenue for change and development.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore this benefits the incumbent massively. As for Kasukuwere, it\u2019s unthinkable how an effective political campaign can be carried out from outside the country.<\/p>\n<p>With all the facts about our political context, how can one gain followers when they themselves are hiding outside?<\/p>\n<p>What confidence is inspired in potential supporters? Therefore there is no alternative to being on the ground. Social media can only work to a limited extent.<\/p>\n<p>Tyson is my comrade&amp; friend but I will say the truth that he needs to be on the ground if he intends to make an impact.<\/p>\n<p>People may want change but it has to be planned for. It won\u2019t happen by chance without a plan. Look at the Chinese and how they have developed themselves over time.<\/p>\n<p>Be on the ground, 5 years working, and then contest. That will work.<\/p>\n<p>Malema, who leads South Africa\u2019s second-largest opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), said that his party is ready to hire buses to transport Zimbabweans so they can vote for the government of their choice.<\/p>\n<p>He made the remarks on Thursday at the party\u2019s 10th-anniversary celebration at Uncle Tom\u2019s Community Centre in Soweto.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Norton MP Temba Mliswa (Independent), says registered voters who don\u2019t vote in elections should be penalised for wasting taxpayers\u2019 money. Commenting on South African opposition leader Julius Malema\u2019s pledge to assist Zimbabweans return home to vote in the 23 August general elections, Mliswa said Zimbabweans have developed apathy towards voting and those [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":80145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12],"tags":[1493,2189,1525,19],"class_list":{"0":"post-80146","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-policy","9":"tag-africa-press","10":"tag-africa-press-zimbabwe-2","11":"tag-temba-mliswa","12":"tag-zimbabwe"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mliswa Wants A Law That Punishes People Who Don&#039;t Vote - zimbabwe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Norton MP Temba Mliswa (Independent), says registered voters who don\u2019t vote in elections should be penalised for wasting ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mliswa-wants-a-law-that-punishes-people-who-dont-vote\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mliswa Wants A Law That Punishes People Who Don&#039;t Vote\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Norton MP Temba Mliswa (Independent), says registered voters who don\u2019t vote in elections should be penalised for wasting ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mliswa-wants-a-law-that-punishes-people-who-dont-vote\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"zimbabwe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-07-07T08:50:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-07-07T12:20:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/sm_1688716157.238581.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"444\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mliswa-wants-a-law-that-punishes-people-who-dont-vote\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mliswa-wants-a-law-that-punishes-people-who-dont-vote\",\"name\":\"Mliswa Wants A Law That Punishes People Who Don't Vote - 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