Marked ballot papers: Arrest delays voting
22 April 2009, 09:54
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A female presiding officer was arrested at Ulundi, in KwaZulu-Natal, on Wednesday after marked ballot papers were found at a polling station.

Director Phindile Radebe said ballot boxes and ballot papers were being transported from Ekhombe to Nkandla on Tuesday night.

When the delivery arrived in Nkandla at 8pm, two ballot boxes were missing.

On Wednesday morning at 7.30am, party agents at Ulundi reported that a person was in possession of completed ballot papers and in the process of putting them into the ballot boxes.

"We are investigating charges in terms of the Electoral Act as well as fraud and uttering," said Radebe.

Provincial safety and security MEC Bheki Cele waited for the presiding officer implicated in the crime at the police station in Ulundi.

Earlier, the ANC said the two boxes containing 100 marked ballot papers were found at 19B South Hall in Ulundi.

In addition, IEC officials at the Ulundi polling station said an envelope which was supposed to contain 53 special votes had been found with 104 votes inside.

Another batch of ballot papers found had been marked in the IFP's favour, the officials said.

The ANC has expressed shock at the finds.

Voting at the affected polling station was delayed.

IEC regional supervisor Xolani Ngcobo said the deputy presiding officer would take charge at the polling station, which was being monitored by a number of international election observers. - Sapa

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And? Do you have an opinion or just copy and paste is what you are doing

You know people have brains and can actually find these news sources themselves if needed.

so "squekay clean" SA fit get mago mago politics. guess they're more like us than RSA thinks .

ElRazur:

And? Do you have an opinion or just copy and paste is what you are doing

You know people have brains and can actually find these news sources themselves if needed.

i was trying to post a follow up comment but the internet connection here is really messy.

dominique:

so "squekay clean" SA fit get mago mago politics. guess they're more like us than RSA thinks .

Politics are not exactly free and fair, even in the most advance of all nations. There was a recent ballot box fiddling in the UK here and an investigation had to be called. With SA, I am not surprised it is a 3rd world so it should be expected.

dominique:

i was trying to post a follow up comment but the internet connection here is really messy.

Fair enough.

The article might be another smear tactic by their white dominated media.
@Poster,
Don't assume it's true until you verify the authenticity yourself.

IFELEKE:

The article might be another smear tactic by their white dominated media.
@Poster,
Don't assume it's true until you verify the authenticity yourself.

Oyinbo man wicked no be small.

Politics are not exactly free and fair, even in the most advance of all nations. There was a recent ballot box fiddling in the UK here and an investigation had to be called. With SA, I am not surprised it is a 3rd world so it should be expected.

S.A is supposed to be the "role model" country other African countries should aspire to be. so in a way, i was expecting top notch free and fair elections just like the one they had in Ghana.

IFELEKE:

Don't assume it's true until you verify the authenticity yourself.

will try and do that later.

The stories are true. They were in all news headlines this evening including SABC, the national broadcaster. What I find interesting is that OBJ part of the monitoring team, someone who has betrayed the system 3 times in a row. He even followed Zuma to vote today, apparently Zuma may be learning a lesson or two

IFELEKE:

The article might be another smear tactic by their white dominated media.
@Poster,
Don't assume it's true until you verify the authenticity yourself.

Yes, the “western-controlled” media is reason why some Nigerians living in SA fear the country may become the next Zimbabwe if the leaders do not step up.

finally south-africa goes the way of the rest of the continent.

another evidence of the black man's inability to build a nation