Voters turned out in their numbers on election day, which led to snaking queues. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is predicting that the voter turnout in Wednesday’s general elections will be higher than the 66% in the 2019 elections.
Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo told a media briefing on Wednesday evening that there had been a surge of late voters and polling stations were processing a large number of people, particularly in metros in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape and Eastern Cape.
He said the…
