SAElections2019 KZN special votes continue amid protests in some areas
DURBAN - The Electoral Commission of South Africa in KwaZulu-Natal said on Monday voting was continuing at all stations that were approved for special votes, including those areas affected by service delivery protests.
More than 100,000 voters were approved for special votes in the province, 70,000 of them for home visits. “Our staff was locked in at Maphumulo municipality together with the area managers that were carrying materials that should have been delivered in all voting stations in kwaMaphumulo, but swift action by police ensured that we managed to unlock that situation,” said provincial electoral officer Ntombifuthi Masinga.— EWN Reporter May 6, 2019 The provincial police have had to make strategic deployments for the election period but they said all was under control.
Naicker responded to reports that the army had been deployed alongside officers in the province in the wake of demonstrations that were threatening to derail voting in at least five municipalities.
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