JOHANNESBURG - The IEC is expected to provide an update at 10am as the counting process gets underway following Wednesday’s local government elections.
The commission says approximately 14.5 million South Africans had cast their ballots by the time voting stations closed at 9pm.
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This includes around 13 million votes cast on Wednesday and 1.5 million special votes.
The focus now shifts to the counting process, with the IEC working towards announcing the final results by the weekend.