IEC ballot boxes lost during transportation were found by a motorist along outside Tzaneen on Sunday afternoon.
The Independent Electoral Commission’s provincial spokesperson Motsiri Ramafalohas confirmed that the Tzaneen official responsible for transporting ballot boxes found on the side of R36 road near Morokolotsi in Tzaneen has been suspended, pending further investigation.According to Errence Mash, he was driving towards Tzaneen when he saw one ballot box next to the road. “I decided to turn around.
SAPS contacted Marsh on Monday morning, and were escorted by him to the scene where the boxes were found.
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