At least 16 Electoral Commission of South Africa officials in the Eastern Cape have been dismissed and face criminal charges following separate incidents of ballot mishandling and missing votes.
More than 1.4 million Eastern Cape voters turned out for the local government elections despite severe infrastructure challenges, disrupted voting stations, and ongoing service delivery frustrations across rural communities.
Special voting in the Eastern Cape has commenced with minor disruptions, as service delivery protests, washed-out infrastructure, and heavy flooding caused delays across several polling stations. Despite an overall smooth start, access…
Political parties have lodged a complaint with the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) after a presiding officer in Mdantsane allegedly drove around a party agent wearing ANC regalia to conduct door-to-door visits on Monday. The…