By nine o'clock every station was open. |
I regret it very much that this has come to us so late and I also regret it in the sense that it's a law in South Africa and we don't always change laws overnight in that manner. The special votes are not only affecting them - they're affecting other sectors in society. |
If the good Lord could stop the rain just for tomorrow, but only for tomorrow, it would be good. But we need rain otherwise because it's a good omen for our country. |
It is encouraging to note the overwhelming interest by South Africans in voting even after six successive elections. |
So far, results in 64% of wards, 63% of proportional ballots and 71% of district councils have been counted, captured and audited. |
The IEC is hopeful that 90% of the results will be posted by sunset. |
This 5 o'clock deadline is not something that we decided on, it is specified in the law. |
This is a bit disappointing. We were hoping there would be more women councilors and mayors. |
This is significantly higher than the 2000 municipal elections. There is almost a 50% increase in the total number of candidates, from 30 477 to 45 179. Parties contesting the elections have also increased by 19%, from 79 to 97. |
We celebrate that, considering the agitation from the population. |
We heard that some people decided to play football [next to one voting station]. We are grateful that people resorted to entertaining themselves rather than committing violence. |