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Philemon Makweng, 62, an early voter, folds his ballot papers at the Yeoville Recreation Centre in Johannesburg on May 27, 2024. Early voting got under way in South Africa on May 27, 2029, kick-starting what could be a historic election week, with the ruling African National Congress’ majority on the line for the first time.
Tuesday marks the last day of casting special votes, ahead of the big day on Wednesday when the rest of South Africans take to the polls. A total of 1.668,076 South Africans have been approved for special votes, following the May 3 deadline. Of these, 624,593 voters will be visited by trained election officers at their homes or places of confinement.By 2 pm on Monday, about 200,000 voters had exercised their constitutional right at voting stations, said the IEC on Monday.“While we are happy with the turnout, we urge those voters who are yet to vote to do so,” said the IEC’s Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, Masego Shiburi.
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