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The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says over 90 percent of registrations over the weekend were conducted in person at stations.

Political killings marred this weekend's IEC registration drive. At least two political party representatives were killed in separate incidents in the Eastern and Western Cape.

Iran and the United States agreed to set up communications lines to keep the vital Strait of Hormuz open and end fighting in Lebanon, mediators said, after their first round of talks in Switzerland towards ending the war in the Middle East.

The IEC has announced that the second and final day of the voter registration weekend got off to an even stronger start than the first.

The United States and Iran were holding talks in Switzerland on Sunday after signing a preliminary agreement to end their war, with the conflict in Lebanon threatening to derail the deal.