The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says despite several incidents of unrest over service delivery concerns in the run-up to the elections; overall voting proceeded peacefully in Gauteng. Two elderly people died at voting stations in Tshwane and the Vaal on Thursday.
Police received reports of a car theft incident and another of an attempted car theft in Pretoria. Acting Gauteng IEC Provincial Officer Thabo Masemola has acknowledged they had challenges with faulty scanners, shortage of ballot and unprofessional conduct by some IEC officials.
He says they managed to open all 2 771 voting stations across the province.
“One of our major problems yesterday was that people were shopping for shorter queues. So remember for national and provincial elections, you can vote at any voting station so it becomes a problem to predict how many people are going to turn up at that specific voting station.”
