However, IEC later dismissed the allegations saying voters were separated according to their registration status not race.
The electoral body says one of the lines was for those who were not registered in the area and had to fill forms before they could make their mark. An explanation EFF spokesperson, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, isn’t buying. He is calling on the IEC to deal decisively with the matter, saying the party ‘is not comfortable with racism.’The electoral body called on those with evidence of people having voted more than once to present it to the organisation.
The EFF leader, however, believes the move is not good enough. He is urging the electoral body to accept responsibility for its ink, which is said to be removable, and let the country into its confidence on how it plans to avoid such incidents in the future.
I think Western Cape forgot apartheid is over...
8% party doesn't have much say 😂
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
#SAElections2019: Numerous hiccups cause headache for Western Cape IEC | Cape ArgusThe DA and the ANC Western Cape have confirmed that they have filed a number of complaints to the IEC over the elections operations in the province. Does seem a bit convenient for the ANC that there are issues in the one province which they have lost ages ago. What is MYANC complaining about? That they couldn’t rig it even more? Strategic move so they are not implicated by the Our_DA complaints...
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »
#Elections2019: Parties share their plans for the Western Cape | Cape ArgusFour of the Western Cape’s biggest parties were given the opportunity to state, in their words, why they should be trusted with the public's vote.
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »
IEC promises to sort out Western Cape ballot paper shortagesThe Electoral Commission in the Western Cape has acknowledged the shortage of ballot papers in voting stations in Cape Town, and said it was addressing the matter. collin_malatji
Source: TimesLIVE - 🏆 28. / 59 Read more »
Biggest headaches for Western Cape IEC: Voting stations running out of ballot papers and the rainSome of the biggest headaches faced by the IEC in the Western Cape have been voters not voting at the stations where they are registered and the rain which resulted in voters having to wait for ballot papers to arrive at some voting stations in the province. gerbjan IECSouthAfrica failed us shem. Im gonna blame them if ANC doesn't get 67.3% votes gerbjan Come rain, come sun shine. Country duty before anything else. 👍👍 gerbjan IECSouthAfrica This is poor reporting. Voting station with 7,000 registered voters received 1,500 forms smh
Source: News24 - 🏆 4. / 80 Read more »
Two queues incident at Wellington voting station not racist IEC Western Cape headReverend Courtney Sampson, head of the IEC in the Western Cape, says the purported separation of people into voting lines in a now viral video was not racist and was, in fact, a logistical decision to accomodate students filling in VEC4 forms. Ethan_VD Lol Ethan_VD Black racists at it again? Ethan_VD If it was racism, why would party agents of different parties not object to it. It never made sense.
Source: News24 - 🏆 4. / 80 Read more »
IEC investigates interference by political parties in the Eastern CapePeople manning political party tables allegedly told voters they need not try to vote as their names did not appear on the voters' roll.
Source: TheCitizen_News - 🏆 6. / 75 Read more »
5 voting stations in KZN, Eastern Cape still haven't opened IECFive voting stations have yet to open in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape due to 'community unrest', the IEC says. lizTandwa I doubt they'll be opened lizTandwa And why is that? lizTandwa They will be toyi toying next week
Source: News24 - 🏆 4. / 80 Read more »
Protest action prevents IEC from operating voting station in the Eastern CapeFikile Xasa said that 591 people were denied their right to cast their votes, adding that the preventative action by the community was sad and unfortunate.
Source: TheCitizen_News - 🏆 6. / 75 Read more »
IEC probes interference by political parties in Eastern Cape | IOL NewsElectoral officials were investigating two incidents where people manning political party tables allegedly interfered with the voting process. Elections2019 MzansiVotes
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »
Land Party Western Cape premier candidate confident of seats in new parliamentThe party says it refuses to sell out.
Source: TheCitizen_News - 🏆 6. / 75 Read more »
2019 ELECTIONS: Unemployment and housing take centre stage on Western Cape election day tourOn a rainy Cape Town day, the sixth democratic elections took place. Daily Maverick accompanied a special Electoral Commission of South Africa tour of Cape Town with members of the diplomatic corps to observe the voting process. For voters and observers alike, the usual suspects were obvious: Housing and jobs needed to be addressed immediately after the polls.
Source: dailymaverick - 🏆 3. / 84 Read more »