'There is clear concern in the South African community abroad about the economy and the political situation,' an expert says.
‘There is clear concern in the South African community abroad about the economy and the political situation,’ an expert says.
This was the view of political analyst Dr Daniel Silke, who said those who previously voted from foreign countries mainly voted for the Democratic Alliance , but the increase in the numbers could be linked to what is happening in SA in the economy and politics. A total of 30,532 voters have applied at SA’s 121 foreign missions. The IEC said of those, 29,334 were approved. This was a marked increase from the 2014 general election when the commission received 27,899 applications with 26,716 approved. At the time, 18,446 actually voted.
Of the approved applications, the SA London mission has the highest at 9,084 followed by Dubai in the United Arab Emirates which had 1,542.
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