SA Elections for SA Citizens abroad - 15 April!

Ek is bewus van die verkiesings in my vaderland en weet dat opposisie nodig is vir teenstand en politieke bevordering, maar ek glo steeds dat politiek en die ekonomiese en sosiale sisteme wat daaruit vloei deel van die groter globale probleem is.
Die ekonomiese krisis en ekologiese veranderinge wat ons generasie moet verwerk en oorkom, sodat ons kinders se kwaliteit van lewe dit kan wees wat ons hopelik almal oor droom en in sommige mates tans geniet, vereis dat ons die tradisionele Europese en Noord-Amerikaanse forme van regering verwerp, hul wetgewings bevraagteken en deur persoonlike, etiese, individuele voorbeeldigheid die weg vorentoe vind.

Ek aanvaar dat ek binne die bestaande sisteme moet leef, maar ek stem nie saam nie!

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For more information visit:
www.elections.org.za.

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(Some due where due is due:)

Beste mede-SA-burger,

Die Konstitusionele hof het vandag in die guns van die VF Plus en mnr. Willem Richter uitspraak gelewer en artikel 33(1)(e) van die Kieswet ongrondwetlik verklaar.

Dit beteken dat Suid-Afrikaners in die buiteland tyd het tot en met 27 Maart 2009 om aan die Verkiesingskommissie kennis te gee van jou afwesigheid uit Suid-Afrika, asook waar jy beplan om hul spesiale stem uit te bring. Jy moet by jou plaaslike Suid-Afrikaanse missie in die land waar jy jou bevind op 15 April gaan stem.

Om vas te stel of jy geregistreer is om te kan stem, gaan na die OVK se webblad by www.elections.org.za

Voltooi dan meegaande vorm en faks dit na 012-6652420 of e-pos dit terug aan dalien@vf.co.za vir besorging aan die OVK.

Stuur asb ook hierdie e-pos aan al jou kontakte in die buiteland en cc dalien@vf.co.za daarop.

Gebruik asb die kans om jou stem te gebruik om op te staan vir jou regte.

Ons reken op jou steun.

Groete
Dr Pieter Mulder
VF Plus leier
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(And in English:)
Dear fellow SA citizen,

The Constitutional Court unanimously ruled in favour of the Freedom Front Plus and Mr. Willem Richter and found that section 33(1)(e) of the Electoral Act is unconstitutional.

This means that South Africans abroad are granted time till 27 March 2009 to give notice of their intention to vote. You will however have to give notice to the Electoral Commission of your absence from South Africa , as well as where you plan to cast your vote. You will have to vote at your local South African mission in the country where you will be on 15 April 2009.

In order to establish if you are registered to vote, please visit the IEC's webpage at www.elections.org.za

Complete the attached form and fax it 012-6652420 or e-mail it to dalien@vf.co.za.

Please forward this message to all your overseas contacts and cc dalien@vf.co.za

Please make use of this golden opportunity to stand up for your rights.

We appreciate your support.

Kind regards
Dr Pieter Mulder
FF Plus leader

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I start this week thinking about Kennedy and Amanda, who by now are tanned and married.
http://kennedyandamanda.com

"Kennedy McDonald Campbell - Pieter's biza (also known as MickeyD, Wonderbru and the hero of the eye-stinging "Bee Careful" - pseudo-professional "All New Holiday Life" photography series), Kennedy managed to leopard-crawl his way into Caila's heart during our first visit to Kei Mouth, SA at the end of 2006 by telling her that he "wouldn't say anything about her vegetable-eating if she didn't say anything about his WWF-watching"."

Amanda Fleming Forbes (Campbell?) - a daring, dynamic damsel who is decidedly (and by her own proclamation) the nicest person in the world, entered the Village then our All New Holiday Life, then Kennedy's heart and then - in a Fluffy flurry of frank friendship and fun - our lives, forever.

May your union continue to challenge and delight you for many healthy, happy, loving years.

PS: That is the story of how Kennedy finally got into Forbes...