IEC completes vote counting in six provinces as final results near
Briefing the public, IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya said only a few districts remain outstanding.
Mongezi Koko
IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya
The IEC has confirmed that vote processing has concluded in six of the country’s nine provinces.
Vote counting has been underway since the final ballot was cast on Wednesday, with overall processing sitting at 98%.
During a media briefing at the IEC’s Results Operations Centre in Midrand on Saturday afternoon, IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya expressed the commission’s confidence in finalising the vote count ahead of Sunday’s announcement at 6pm.
The IEC has completed vote counting in six provinces, namely the Free State, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Limpopo.
The remaining three provinces - Gauteng, North West and KwaZulu-Natal - are in the final stages of processing, with completion expected this evening.
Briefing the public, Moepya said only a few districts remain outstanding.
“The results processing is pending the finalisation in Emfuleni, COJ and Ekurhuleni. In the North West, Rustenburg Municipality, and in KZN, Msunduzi and eThekwini municipalities.”
Now, Martin, the conclusion of the count does not mean a decision has been made on all objections.
The IEC confirmed a total of 197 objections, 54 of which were dismissed after no basis was found, while a further eight were withdrawn by the complainants.
Two have been upheld and are under investigation.