Despite complaints that many South Africans could not vote, the IEC said voter turnout for the 2024 General Election was higher than that of 2019.
Despite this, the IEC predicted that the voter turnout surpassed the 70% mark, which was higher than the 66,06% achieved in 2019
Many social media users criticised the IEC’s election process, with some claiming that they waited too long to vote or were turned awayThe IEC estimated that the voter turnout was above the 70%mark. Images: Cornel van Heerden/Foto24/Gallo Images and Waldo Swiegers/BloombergIEC CEO Sy Mamabolo conceded during a media briefing on 29 May 2024 that they’d experienced glitches, including late ballot delivery; however, he said they were overcome.
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