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says it’s all systems go for the sixth general elections. More than 22 000 voting stations will open at 7 o’clock Wednesday morning and close at 9 o’clock in the evening.

“The Electoral Commission calls on every South African citizen to celebrate our 25th anniversary of democracy by ensuring tomorrow’s elections take place in the spirit of 1994.”Voters have been reminded to carry their IDs as a requirement to cast their votes.earlier appealed to South Africans to use the last remaining hours before Election Day to collect their IDs at their nearest Home Affairs offices.The IEC has also warned those who will be voting not to take photos of the ballot.

Eastern Cape House of Traditional leaders Chairperson, Mwelo Nonkonyane has condemned the protests aimed at disrupting the elections. IEC officials were allegedly prevented from opening voting stations for special votes in some areas in the Eastern Cape. “We would like to appeal to them and cease the hostility and allow the people to vote. They must actually lead those people to vote; because it is crucial that all our people vote a party of their choice; because it’s through the will of the people that we have a legitimacy to govern.”The IEC says it has removed one presiding officer from a voting station and suspended another in connection with wrong doing with voting material.

If the same amount of investment and effort put into organising these elections that give a few access to priviledge was directed at service delivery, Mzansi would have the happiest residents in Africa, with no service delivery protests.

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