Political parties in the Western Cape say they are following the election results, which are now slowly emerging, with keen interest.
Both the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the African National Congress (ANC) have said they are not overly concerned about the IEC's glitches.
The glitch caused long queues for voting and subsequently prolonged the counting process.
The IEC then stated that a lot needs to be done to improve its internal systems.
Alan Winde, DA premiership candidate in the Western Cape, said: “Some polling stations were working well but some had very long queues. I was in Parklands, Clotesville, parts of Stellenbosch, Somerset and Gordon's Bay areas last night and there were very long queues. The weather was starting to turn and it got quite cold but people resisted. They kept queuing. I was there to encourage them. If they were going to stand there and vote, I was willing to stand in the cold with them and it was a great thing for democracy. But the IEC must go back and look at why this happened.”
Winde interacts with voters who brave the cold and long lines.
Power outage
On the other hand, IEC In the states, Power outage disrupts voting Some stations, mainly at Cape Winelands.
Strong winds caused a power outage.
Election Commissioner Michael Hendrixstaff say they were able to resume counting. Chargeecan Light.
“There was a power outage in Worcester early this morning. Villiersdorp In this region, strong winds and other factors were likely to have been the cause. At that time, 67 observatories were busy counting. We took measures to continue the count with temporary lighting, but fortunately within an hour, Eskom We'll be able to restore all the power.”
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