Covid-19 scared voters away – Mabuyane
Speaking to City Press at the Electoral Commission of SA results operation centre at the East London International Convention Centre, Mabuyane said the electorate chose not to take a risk by going to the voting stations, as a result of the coronavirus which destroyed many lives.
He said they appreciated those who had gone out to express themselves through the ballot, despite the odds. Khayakazi Magudumana, the provincial electoral officer of the IEC in the Eastern Cape, said those who come out to vote on Monday at the province’s 4 809 voting stations represented a 46% voter turnout, which was lower than the previous local government elections in 2016.
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