Odd News Roundup: Man named Vote will cast ballot for change in South Africa
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Man named Vote will cast ballot for change in South Africa
When Mariana Ubisi went into labour in her one-room home in rural South Africa, millions of Black citizens were queuing to vote in the election that would bring Nelson Mandela to power. It was April 27, 1994. Swept up in the excitement, Ubisi and her husband named their newborn son Vote.
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