File: An Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) official prepares ballot papers for voters at the Ntolwane Primary School polling station in Nkandla, on May 29, 2024, during South Africa’s general election. 

Leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), South African main opposition party, John Steenhuisen (C) speaks with the media at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) National Results Center in Midrand on May 31, 2024.