A voter gets her thumb inked with indelible ink before casting her ballot. AFP/Rajesh Jantilal
JOHANNESBURG - The MK Party is disputing the election results in eThekwini, lodging a formal objection with the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) over the counting and capturing of votes.
The party alleges there were system failures at the eThekwini Results Operations Centre.
It also claims some figures captured electronically do not correspond with results slips signed by party agents at voting stations.
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The MK Party is calling on the IEC to audit the disputed results and allow an independent forensic investigation.
It wants the affected results to be placed on hold until all discrepancies have been resolved.
The party is also urging the IEC to delay the final announcement of results until the matter has been addressed.
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