SAElections2019 Fourteen of the 17 voting stations that were still closed were in KwaZulu-Natal.
Mamabolo assured South Africans that there are sufficient ballots. “Traditionally voting queues peak early as voters often seek to vote first thing during the day,” he said.
Meanwhile, an elderly voter died at a voting station in Elandspoort, Pretoria. The cause of death remains unknown.Elections 2019 Mamabolo warned voters that removing the indelible ink mark on their thumbs could land them in prison for up to 10 years. Mamabolo said the IEC is investigating videos on social media that show alleged election fraud. “Social media does present us with the opportunities to communicate instantaneously, very inexpensively - yet at the same time it does present possibilities of disinformation,” he said.
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