Some will say that the material effect the irregularities had should never have been overridden by the collective candidates' will and that from a purely democratic perspective the elections should have been held again to prevent doubt and distrust in the results. Yet in support of the candidates I would contend that I would never believe a second election could have proffered half as many candidates nor half the poll. After all, the emotional, physical and mental strain of campaigning and electioneering, I doubt I could have done it all over again. Furthermore, I also feel that, keeping in mind my involvement, that these elections gained double the poll from last year because we had a group of candidates whose motivation and desire to move the SRC forward would have been totally scuppered if the elections were nullified. Overall, I feel, and I admit this is a selfish political standpoint, that in the interests of our university, of our constituency, the students and the future of the new SRC, that the elections this year were satisfactory but not without their share of controversy - something which has plagued elections at SRC at Wits for the past couple of years.
Democracy means the majority rules.
The minority is heard. Not the other way around. Stop disrupting SRC meetings trying to cling onto the power you lost. A tiny minority should not represent students when they do not have the support of the student body. Get on with the job, stop the destructive opposition politics and start working with the other SRC members.