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These are excerpts from and full stories that made headlines in the Boksburg Advertiser dated May 6, 1994, just after the first democratic elections had taken place :At the time of going to press the African National Congress had polled almost 54% of the votes cast in the National Assembly and 55% in the Provincial Assembly.
Dr Geldenhuys, the only member of the NP's NA delegation who could be contacted, said: “A new era has dawned in South Africa. One such person, Dr Leah Chesler of Plantation, was extremely angry about this. However, thanks to St John Ambulance personnel she was able to cast a special vote at the Cosmos Home for the Frail Aged.
Evidently, they believed the centre was being used as a collection point for ballet papers. When the forms failed to arrive, JOC personnel came in for a great deal of flak. Telephonic enquiries about the missing documents continued until, at 1am, Mr Steyn was told to expect 70 000 ballot papers at about 3am.
The top of the box, except for a section in which the vote was placed, was sealed with cable ties under the surveillance of IEC monitors and party officials.
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