Pretoria - The second day of special voting for 25 000 people in the Western Cape is going well, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said on Tuesday. "Everything is as it should be and we are ready to deal with any eventualities should there be any," Reverend Courtney Sampson said about the special vote casting which ends this afternoon at 5pm. Sampson said that 7 … [Read more...] about Special votes wrapping up in Western Cape
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Home visit special votes going smoothly in Limpopo
Pretoria - Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) officials will today wrap up their special votes drive with home visits to 22 025 eligible voters who had applied in Limpopo. A total of 28 488 voters in the province had applied to cast special votes, with 6 068 being voting station applicants and 22 025 being home visit applicants. IEC Provincial spokesperson, Motsiri … [Read more...] about Home visit special votes going smoothly in Limpopo
We are ready Says Zuma
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has expressed his satisfaction on the Independent Electoral Commission's (IEC's) readiness to hold the country's fourth Local Government Elections tomorrow. Zuma visited the IEC's Results Operation Centre in Pretoria a short while ago and said he was impressed with the level of technology used to capture the results. He spent about 20 minutes … [Read more...] about We are ready Says Zuma
Minor delays in Mpumalanga during special voting
Pretoria – Except for the delays in the distribution of elections material in Emalahleni, no major hiccups were reported on the first day of special voting in Mpumalanga on Monday. About 21 656 people in Mpumalanga had registered for special voting, with 3 614 voting stations opening on Monday. On Election Day 7 938 voting stations will be open from 7am. Independent … [Read more...] about Minor delays in Mpumalanga during special voting
Free State ready for elections
Pretoria – The Free State Independent Electoral Commission says it's ready for the more than one million registered voters in the province who will cast their vote on Wednesday. According to the Provincial Electoral Commission spokesperson Jabulani Christopher Mepha, 58 percent of the registered voters are young people. The 1 320 voting stations in the province, which are … [Read more...] about Free State ready for elections