SAElections2019: IEC officials caught in shooting, army to be deployed for elections in KZN
DURBAN - The Electoral Commission of South Africa said on Tuesday special voting officials were caught in a shooting incident at a voting station in Weenen in central KwaZulu-Natal after it was closed on Monday night.
MEC for public safety Thomas Kaunda said the security cluster requested army support after assessing the risk posed mainly by service delivery demonstrations. The province said it had intelligence to pre-empt protests and all parts of the province would be secured for voting to proceed without incidentKaunda has appealed to communities threatening to protest in the province to exercise patience and allow voting to proceed smoothly on Wednesday.
“We’ve also looked at the issues of ensuring that the police detect these public protests before they happen because we’re not a government that must always respond after people have burnt tyres.
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