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Never forget that white South Africans ended Apartheid. No one else. We were promised equal rights, but received 30 years of race revenge, which just keeps getting worse as we lose more and more power. https://t.co/1OcKKFd47S
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White South Africans flock to a historic referendum; voting began briskly across centers, with queues before 07:00 in Pretoria. President f w de Klaire and his wife Marika voted, and he said he was optimistic about the result. Conservative Party leader Doctor Anbres Streich voted in Nelstrom, with others bringing children to witness the referendum. DP leader Zach De who voted in Greenside, a Johannesburg suburb. In Germiston, turnout skewed older, with passes from old age homes arriving. In Bloemfontein, rain coincided with high turnout, with over 2,000 ballots cast at the city hall and more than 1,000 in Virginia, Valcom. Durban saw long queues after 07:00; Pietermaritzburg South reported over 1,500 votes in the first hours. East London experienced brisk voting, with over 1,000 by 10:00. The Eastern Cape expects more than a quarter of a million voters at the 100.
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Speaker 0: Good morning. Welcome to the special TV one newscast. White South Africans are flocking to the polls today in one of the country's most historic referendums, a referendum which will decide the future of South Africa. We have reports on the latest developments at some of the polling stations. Voting began briskly in Pretoria this morning.
Queues formed at all the polling booths before voting began at 07:00. There was a lively atmosphere at a school in Arcadia where president f w de Klaire and his wife, Marika, brought out their votes. A smiling mister de Klaire told the hoard of international newsmen that he was optimistic about the result. In Nelstrom, where the leader of the conservative party, doctor Anbres Streich, cast his vote, Some people even brought their children along to witness the historic referendum. Doctor Treynich said he was confident of winning the ballot.
Speaker 1: I feel very good. I'm prepared for any result, especially to win.
Speaker 0: Another member of the Conservative Alliance, mister Yat Mare, was one of the first to cast his vote at a polling station at Rutendale in Pretoria.
Speaker 2: In the Johannesburg suburb of Greenside, a long queue of voters waited for polling booths to open at 07:00 this morning. Waiting patiently in the queue was DP leader, Zach De who was accompanied by his wife, Mona. Under the glare of television and press cameras, doctor De Beer presented his ID book for stamping and placed his vote before giving onlookers the thumbs up and leaving for a tour of the rest of the polling stations in his Parktown constituency.
Speaker 3: In the Germiston voting region, it was mostly older people who visited the polling stations at the city halls of Germiston and Alpsburg. A few office workers from the surrounding business districts also joined the queue. Passes arrived from old age homes in the East Rand, and senior citizens were helped up the stairs and into the voting halls before the expected rush at noon and later this afternoon.
Speaker 4: In Bloemfontein, the rain has come with referendum day. Election officials I spoke to expect a high turnout, and the same story has been repeated in all centers in the free state. Here at the city hall, over 2,000 have cast their ballots. In Virginia, Valcom, each over a thousand in the past two hours. People who voted here in other elections say they've never seen such queues.
But it's all going smoothly, a streamlined operation, and the voters resolute and quiet with no incidents. From a windy, cloudy, and rain threatening Bloemfontein, this is Conrad Burke.
Speaker 5: Take two. At all six polling stations our camera team in Natal visited, voting was taking place at a steady pace. Outside the city hall in Durban, long queues developed soon after 07:00. Some voters told us they'd been waiting for more than an hour and a half. This did not seem to deter people at all.
Some even said they'd be prepared to wait twice as long to cast their vote. Voting officials said they were caught slightly unawares at such an early turnout. The referendum official in Pietermaritzburg South said in the first few hours, more than 1,500 votes had been cast. Here, the voting temper was even faster than during the last general election. No difficulty was experienced with the voting procedure.
At the polling station in Imam Zamtoti, the leader of the national party in Natal, mister George Bartlett, said the referendum was marked by good spirits.
Speaker 6: This is the fourth polling station I've been to. Everybody's friendly, well, more or less. There was one incident, but other than that, everybody's been friendly and quiet.
Speaker 1: You've experienced something that you haven't experienced for eighteen years in your political pressure.
Speaker 0: Stand. Yes. I've been trying to get outside. Hurling was brisk in East London from the time the booths opened this morning. There were long queues at the city hall, and by 10:00, more than 1,000 people had cast their votes.
There were very few placards supporting the no vote. Voting has also been brisk at the Beaconhurst School in Beacon Bay in Williamstown since the booths opened this morning. More than a quarter of a million registered voters in the Eastern Cape are expected to cast their ballots at the 100
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A user emphasized that white South Africans were solely responsible for ending Apartheid and expressed disappointment over the subsequent 30 years of perceived racial revenge and loss of power. In response, another user noted it as a warning lesson for the future.
@RiebvJanbeeck - Rieb van Janbeeck
Never forget that white South Africans ended Apartheid. No one else. We were promised equal rights, but received 30 years of race revenge, which just keeps getting worse as we lose more and more power. https://t.co/1OcKKFd47S
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White South Africans are voting in a historic referendum to decide the country's future. Voting began early in Pretoria with long queues. President FW de Klerk expressed optimism, while Conservative Party leader Dr. Andries Treurnicht voiced confidence in winning.
In Johannesburg, DP leader Zach De Beer voted and toured polling stations. Germiston saw mostly older voters, with senior citizens assisted. Bloemfontein experienced rain, but officials anticipated a high turnout with over 2,000 ballots cast at the city hall.
Natal polling stations saw steady voting, with long queues in Durban. Voters were willing to wait, and officials were surprised by the early turnout. In Pietermaritzburg, over 1,500 votes were cast in the first few hours. A National Party leader noted good spirits. East London also saw brisk voting with long queues and few "no" vote signs.
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Speaker 0: Good morning. Welcome to the special TV one newscast. White South Africans are flocking to the polls today in one of the country's most historic referendums, a referendum which will decide the future of South Africa. We have reports on the latest developments at some of the polling stations. Voting began briskly in Pretoria this morning.
Queues formed at all the polling booths before voting began at 07:00. There was a lively atmosphere at a school in Arcadia where president f w de Klaire and his wife, Marika, brought out their votes. A smiling mister de Klaire told the hoard of international newsmen that he was optimistic about the result. In Nelstrom, where the leader of the conservative party, doctor Anbres Streich, cast his vote, Some people even brought their children along to witness the historic referendum. Doctor Treynich said he was confident of winning the ballot.
Speaker 1: I feel very good. I'm prepared for any result, especially to win.
Speaker 0: Another member of the Conservative Alliance, mister Yat Mare, was one of the first to cast his vote at a polling station at Rutendale in Pretoria. In
Speaker 2: the Johannesburg suburb of Greenside, a long queue of voters waited for polling booths to open at 07:00 this morning. Waiting patiently in the queue was DP leader, Zach De who was accompanied by his wife, Mona. Under the glare of television and press cameras, doctor De Beer presented his ID book for stamping and placed his vote before giving onlookers the thumbs up and leaving for a tour of the rest of the polling stations in his Parktown constituency.
Speaker 3: In the Germiston voting region, it was mostly older people who visited the polling stations at the city halls of Germiston and Alpsburg. A few office workers from the surrounding business districts also joined the queue. Passes arrived from old age homes in the East Rand, and senior citizens were helped up the stairs and into the voting halls before the expected rush at noon and later this afternoon.
Speaker 4: In Bloemfontein, the rain has come with referendum day. Election officials I spoke to expect a high turnout, and the same story has been repeated in all centers in the free state. Here at the city hall, over 2,000 have cast their ballots. In Virginia, Valcom, each over a thousand in the past two hours. People who voted here in other elections say they've never seen such queues.
But it's all going smoothly, a streamlined operation, and the voters resolute and quiet with no incidents. From a windy, cloudy, and rain threatening Bloemfontein, this is Conrad Burke.
Speaker 5: Take two. At all six polling stations our camera team in Natal visited, voting was taking place at a steady pace. Outside the city hall in Durban, long queues developed soon after 07:00. Some voters told us they'd been waiting for more than an hour and a half. This did not seem to deter people at all.
Some even said they'd be prepared to wait twice as long to cast their vote. Voting officials said they were caught slightly unawares at such an early turnout. The referendum official in Pietermaritzburg South said in the first few hours, more than 1,500 votes had been cast. Here, the voting temper was even faster than during the last general election. No difficulty was experienced with the voting procedure.
At the polling station in Imam Zamtoti, the leader of the national party in Natal, mister George Bartlett, said the referendum was marked by good spirits.
Speaker 6: This is the fourth polling station I've been to. Everybody's friendly, well, more or less. There was one incident, but other than that, everybody's been friendly and quiet.
Speaker 1: You've experienced something that you haven't experienced for eighteen years in your political pressure.
Speaker 0: Stand. Yes. I've been trying to get outside. Hurling was brisk in East London from the time the booths opened this morning. There were long queues at the city hall, and by 10:00, more than 1,000 people had cast their votes.
There were very few placards supporting the no vote. Voting has also been brisk at the Beaconhurst School in Beacon Bay in Williamstown since the booths opened this morning. More than a quarter of a million registered voters in the Eastern Cape are expected to cast their ballots at the 100
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