‘Eastern Cape has renewed its contract with Cutting Edge,’ say voters as ANC set to retain province

Furthermore, Eastern Cape police arrested 17 individuals for attempting to prevent citizens from voting on Wednesday.

Picture for illustration. Nelson Mandela Bay voters wait in the queue at the MTRY Smit Children’s Haven voting station in Springfield to make their mark in the 2024 elections. Picture: Supplied

South African voters have taken to social media to voice their “frustrations” with Eastern Cape residents who voted for the African National Congress . As of 2 pm, the ANC was sitting at 63.72%, followed by the Democratic Alliance with 15.53% and the Economic Freedom Fighters with 9.26%.Was your vote counted accurately? IEC had to employ officers with ‘higher maths literacy’

According to the Electoral Commission of South Africa , voting went fairly well in all provinces except the Eastern Cape. This is due to the taxi driver protests in some areas, resulting in the closure of some voting stations for safety reasons.In some areas, residents stayed away from the polls as a form of protest over service delivery and the government’s failure to settle their land disputes.Earlier this year, the African Transformation Movement complained about the state of the Eastern Cape under ANC rule.

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