UDM leader Bantu Holomisa was nearly denied a chance to vote after it was revealed, by the IEC, that he was not registered and did not appear on the voters' roll.
According to the IEC, the Eastern Cape premier candidate did not initially appear on voters' roll at that particular stationPAY ATTENTION:at various voting stations. However, UDM leader Bantu Holomisa was almost excluded from the celebrations. The Eastern Cape Premier candidate was left fuming after he was denied voting at an IEC station in Mthatha earlier this morning. Holomisa was informed that his name was not reflecting on the voters' roll so they could not process him.
""Bantu is not that important for his name to be on any roll. He must just go home now.". The Oppenheimers donated R1 million to the UDM after Holomisa wrote a letter to them asking for financial assistance. The angry Holomisa spoke harshly against critics and pointed out that other political parties also received donations from the Oppenheimers.Sibusisiwe Lwandle is the Head of Entertainment at Briefly News .
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