DASO and YCL campaigns off campus

Democratic Alliance Student Organisation (DASO) President Menzi Dhlomo and Young Communist League (YCL) President Bongani “Jobe” Sithole visited off campus students of University of Zululand in campaigning for votes on Saturday. These two parties are contesting with other two parties, which make a total of four SRC contestants, went interchanging for the pleading of votes in students residing off campus. This was a surprise for lot of students as it has never happened before in the past few years.

DASO Campaign

Menzi Dhlomo who is the president and who’s been a party representative during the eve of the election campaign went house to house giving brochures and pleading students for votes. Remarking about the elections he touched things which are “to bring change in the whole service era of the institution”. Menzi pleaded students to believe in “the change” they going to bring as new Student Representative Council if they win the election. As they are a new party in the university they promise to bring new “beneficial changes” in and out of campus.

YCL Campaign

Accompanied by a party member Bongani “Jobe” Sithole visited a local church to ask for prayers as they are in the eve for elections. Commenting to such doing he told the church that he do this not for the sake of attracting crowd but to put God in every action. “We sometimes ask God to interfere when there are problems, forgetting him in initial point”, adding Jobe. Talking for the church Pastor MJ Khoza told the church that Jobe did not come to seek votes but it was their request to pray for all participating parties. “As they did not all show up it is not our problem because we forwarded the request to them to come and pray for them”, says Khoza. Jobe took a chance to thank the church for their quest and made an offering to support the on-goin of the church work. He promised to support five deserving students as per party’s mission. “YCL is been doing this, not for votes but for the betterment of others lives”, commenting Jobe.

The house to house electoral campaign continued until mid day and students for flabbergasted to see party leaders campaign in this way. “This is done by national parties to convince us as citizen, they do it to try to win us”, commenting other student. Elections are waited to take place on Monday and Tuesday and only one party will make it for SRC chair.