{"id":265822,"date":"2019-05-08T16:50:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T14:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=265822"},"modified":"2019-05-08T16:50:14","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T14:50:14","slug":"south-africans-vote-despite-protest-incidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=265822","title":{"rendered":"South Africans vote despite protest incidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js_2\" class=\"_5pbx userContent _3576\" data-testid=\"post_message\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\">\n<p>Staff Reporter<br \/>\nMILLIONS of South Africans are currently casting their vote in presidential and parliamentary elections despite incidents of protest action aimed at disrupting the process in what is widely seen as a pivotal election after years of corruption scandals that have plagued the &#8220;rainbow nation&#8221;.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/59866187_2230400607026887_9213932982933389312_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-265824\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/59866187_2230400607026887_9213932982933389312_o-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/59866187_2230400607026887_9213932982933389312_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/59866187_2230400607026887_9213932982933389312_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/59866187_2230400607026887_9213932982933389312_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/59866187_2230400607026887_9213932982933389312_o-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/59866187_2230400607026887_9213932982933389312_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Some 26.8 million voters are registered to cast ballots at 22 925 polling stations. Polls opened at 7am and will close at 9pm.<br \/>\nEarly results are expected to emerge on Thursday while the official winner will be declared on Saturday. The party that wins most seats in parliament selects the president, who will be sworn in on May 25.<br \/>\nDuring his midday address, IEC chief electoral officer, Sy Mamabolo, faced a barrage of questions, many of which centred on various disruptions which had embattled voting stations across the country on Election Day.<br \/>\nMamabolo issued a fierce warning to those hoping to disturb the day\u2019s progress. The chief electoral officer added that, in spite of isolated incidents, no voting stations had been forced to close indefinitely. Mamabolo said:<br \/>\n\u201cProtest action, yes. In areas like Dinokeng, there is on-going protest action, however, it has not yet affected operations to the point where we have had to close.\u201d<br \/>\nMamabolo added that the South African Police Service (SAPS) was consistently monitoring other areas in Gauteng, including Kagiso, west of Johannesburg. Hotspots flared up in KwaZulu-Natal earlier on Wednesday morning; the IEC, together with SAPS, are in the process of securing the integrity of a number of voting stations in the province.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/59663870_2230400627026885_5284084773776523264_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-265823\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/59663870_2230400627026885_5284084773776523264_o-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/59663870_2230400627026885_5284084773776523264_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/59663870_2230400627026885_5284084773776523264_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/59663870_2230400627026885_5284084773776523264_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/59663870_2230400627026885_5284084773776523264_o-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/59663870_2230400627026885_5284084773776523264_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The IEC\u2019s chief electoral officer lauded SAPS officials for their diligence and dedication on Election Day, saying:<br \/>\n\u201cThe South African police are doing all they can to ensure that those protests are stopped and that those involved, who are impeding people\u2019s rights to cast their ballots, are investigated and arraigned for their behaviour. It\u2019s not such that it has led to a point where stations have had to close.\u201d<br \/>\nFierce protests also gripped the small town of Holpan in the Northern Cape. The local voting station, about 50 kilometres north of Kimberley, was plunged into chaos earlier on Wednesday when disgruntled residents intimidated prospective voters and electoral officials. Police were deployed to the scene to establish calm.<br \/>\nWednesday&#8217;s vote comes 25 years after the end of apartheid. But despite the demise of the system of racial discrimination, the country remains divided by economic inequality.<br \/>\nWhile dozens of parties are competing, the main contenders are the ruling African National Congress (ANC), Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the Democratic Alliance (DA).<br \/>\nUnder South Africa&#8217;s electoral system, citizens do not vote directly for the president, but a vote for the ANC is essentially a vote for Ramaphosa.<\/p>\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fthesouthafrican.com%2F&amp;h=AT3Jn_K6veIHIdwhJbbGl8SpT_bB1HBdd-3sQaUw6FZ_vIwV_JEM_D3ggEQD9u85ppbEC1NPhRqFFXszwwTEm52MIfguHb3rFBpdMJg7727fExmmAVLMRKPpG9kguQkeEgIRhr5EifjHoHbzFLLOYVjoBnV8AtO3J0_j3r3NRKJ7bKkHrZNkTjMO312kh0TIbJyf2Qa52Rt_umhf1Tgjm-spFukDZvhm2nZrYk5X3GbFoFXjUTm2SOa2_-rIoifPI5C1Pd1TvMEl5m4V9JVwU1D7Krlg4HaH85GmyLMS7xRGE76qcT2u1Ei4qfgLYxw6loDwphXWaa6FNtFkVKYVjQNz1k6ZseKz549M1grtQit4wAKD_44S4tt3oQI29zrl45LOqpmZWvPn62Ssitht27viIgsEnF5VOKU0yHUQCRU6QFclsB6EKDXM6UdS2ai3W-ooaVVO9aVHGhEANJ6sdse4Ft7m-V11YF-4LCkxKMymjs4l-d1gvSZQVcLEvL234HHTzgynDoX2tPl3nhnVbYN38Tpz7ARSA13VcVKfs8btc5BjA2AU2Y7aukQ1HxicSopYUPplanON123H-zc55DxCK5pZkRAWT2jL7Se2SoMJ-glDYqeMTovqSPEOKlsaY51ItAu-DnWGrzc_jbrxliVBTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;-U&quot;}\" data-lynx-mode=\"async\">thesouthafrican.com<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/aljazeera.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;-U&quot;}\" data-lynx-mode=\"async\" data-lynx-uri=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Faljazeera.com%2F&amp;h=AT1EPUKEa3RWB3L9c5Qwkaa_IPJ1rgPnaRMCfv-IVN9kHF70qj7OU1_cBzQV0vOdx1yrsiQqFlr2rqRIPP9luyPRcPJ3GP2K_1ay41oEVf3Y0NvCBYatoaCS_HlVdQLEuuHx1qjTjxkZEGiRs_ZjYUF_KLNIh3m1086QQGnnU688gVvnWnh8C5tCOrcAe--RV-QoFq9GhATantUj8IvHy8kXSyHHWmW4ro1QwoRl53Ib10yNTVzf_lBgM6k2Z9j7LiZfhH0TniY9Dar1eD588vtZtLVWq__Aesc86ihHSpkDTab1bKQzAGoTVWrOBIECtLnSRghRa2GQ774-5j35zevKo6L_2ZwbHKi21DRcp0GJs5xvu85dy8IznaxEcD16tXBe9Weg_wuvWKm-MPrK6FXcnn198rQmeCqYlkpUMb-az89ugo7KM771SaYlPLwLCnAEgQZIKM1-jO6e9IbNr7milOZMYnOnjjfPLcIpnbIKOzk2Ey7jyAAO-R4fYFgoJ5cvRBwAzNN9JztpORGVZ3ts7SavHHDlMLbkRpPyGoJ5OUmQbz3O78Fol8ZpXNUSVIeXgMJrJv_tIkLdpUMpE46ScWKcb-89oTYqiQKGqZb2GGT5VF2MK_lWIOkJYjtnlcX0OtXCwRpZx8xH8x2BXN_Xog\">aljazeera.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Global-Edge-728x90px.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-265820\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Global-Edge-728x90px.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter MILLIONS of South Africans are currently casting their vote in presidential and parliamentary elections despite incidents of protest action aimed at disrupting the process in what is widely seen as a pivotal election after years of corruption scandals that have plagued the &#8220;rainbow nation&#8221;. 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