VIDEO: Mpumalanga voting continues peacefully, says IEC
A media briefing was held this afternoon.
MBOMBELA – During a press conference at the provincial IEC results operation centre at Mbombela Stadium, the acting PEO, Jabulisile Mthethwa, said the voting was running smoothly across the province.
“It was so peaceful that I thought at one stage that I needed to phone the municipalities to see what is going on,” she joked.
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She did, however, confirm that four IEC members have been suspended due to misconduct. One was suspended at a voting station in Thembisile, one at JS Moroka and two in Ermelo.
“Yes, we have had those few cases where our staff members failed to follow the procedures,” Mthethwa said, but added that this did not affect voting.
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The IEC provincial spokesman, Sibusiso Nkosi, said they were aware of the current protest in Swalala, “but the protests did not affect our voting station and its operations in any way. I confirmed with the presiding officer more than once and he assured me that everything is running smoothly there.”
Watch the video below to find out what else was discussed at the briefing:
