Election day off to a good start, but not without a few hiccups

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In an update provided by the IEC on Monday afternoon, the electoral body said the elections had got off to a positive start with more than 99% of the 23,148 voting stations opened on time to kickstart voting in the 2021 Municipal Elections.

However, the IEC outlined several problem it is looking into, including cases of community protests preventing the opening of voting stations, a presiding officer in the eThekwini Metro allegedly stuffing marked ballots into a ballot box, a hailstorm delaying the opening of some voting stations and more. 
1 Nov 2021 8AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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