Despite the media hype regarding the born-frees, they were notable by their absence in the first few hours of voting.
Voting generally progressed peacefully in the fifth democratic parliamentary and provincial election completing 20 years of democracy in South Africa. Despite the odd political banter, DA Councillor Mxolisi Nyakati took exception to the behaviour of ANC Official Sindile Adonis who Nyakati claimed was interfering in the queue at one of the polling stations in Zone 9 in Thembalethu.
At the Lawaaikamp polling station two party agents said that the voting was moving slower than anticipated.
EFF Southern Cape Regional Coordinator Lassy Matyholweni said he was going to lay a complaint with the IEC as he deemed that the handing out of ANC T-shirts contravened the Electoral Act because they were using the T-shirts as canvassing material.
Despite the inclement weather and relentless dust caused by the berg winds, the first ANC supporters were not phased and were already in the queue by 04:00. When the polls opened the queues varied from 25 to 250 people per voting station.
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DA Councillor Mxolisi Nyakati complaining that Sindile Adonis, of the ANC, is canvassing voters in the voting station queue. To the left is Sergeant Fergus Barnard, of the Thembalethu Police.
Charlie Williams, the longest serving councillor on the George City Council.
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