Pretoria - Special voting got off to an incident free start in Gauteng on Monday, with thousands of voters casting their special votes, said the provincial Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). About 38 000 registered voters in Gauteng applied to cast their ballots during the special voting process, said Moses Pitso, provincial IEC communications officer. Of this … [Read more...] about Hassle free start to Gauteng’s special votes
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IEC visits homes for special votes
Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will today visit over a 100 000 homes to allow people to cast special votes. The home visits are part of special votes which kicked off yesterday. Today, mostly the elderly and the physically disabled will be visited at home to cast their votes. More than 200 000 South Africans had applied for special votes, which … [Read more...] about IEC visits homes for special votes
Smooth Sailing for 20 255 Northern Cape Special Votes
Pretoria- The casting of a total of 20 255 special votes in the Northern Cape got off to a smooth start, said the provincial Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). "We have not received any reports of incidents from localities where special votes are being conducted," Provincial Electoral Officer Bonolo Modise said on Monday afternoon. This as some South Africans have … [Read more...] about Smooth Sailing for 20 255 Northern Cape Special Votes
IEC is Ready to go
Roll the Drums, Cue the Trumpets, IEC is Ready to go Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it's all systems go ahead of South Africa's third Local Government Elections which take place on Wednesday. Chief Electoral Officer, Advocate Pansy Tlakula, addressed journalists in Pretoria on Monday where she also confirmed that officials conducting special … [Read more...] about IEC is Ready to go
Home Affairs Minister to cast special vote
Pretoria – Minister of Home Affairs Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will on Monday cast a special vote at the Newlands Clinic in Cape Town ahead of the Local Government Elections on 18 May 2011. This will enable Minister Dlamini Zuma to exercise oversight and monitor department operations on the day of elections, as South Africans go to the polls to exercise their democratic … [Read more...] about Home Affairs Minister to cast special vote