Opposition parties have questioned the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s readiness to hold the local government elections. This follows concerns about the confusion experienced over the voters’ rolls during the past registration weekend.DA wants reasons for cancellation of briefing on readiness for electionsIn a statement released on Monday‚ the Freedom Front Plus said it would hold talks with the IEC to discuss the confusion.Blunders put local polls in jeopardy“The FF Plus received various enquiries in this regard‚ and it appears that the problem is threefold in nature: person’s names have disappeared from the voters’ roll‚ addresses were incorrect or had disappeared from the voters’ roll‚” the statement reads.The IEC could not be reached for comment.The FF Plus’s leader Pieter Mulder said the confusion was worrying as the elections were four months away.“…It has to be established what exactly the problem is‚ what the extent of the problem is‚ and it has to be rectified as quickly as possible‚” Mulder said.Democratic Alliance spokesman on cooperative governance and traditional affairs Kevin Mileham said the uncertainty over the finalisation of the voters’ roll raised concerns over a potential constitutional crisis if voting did not take place within the prescribed time and with the requisite requirements having been met.The DA also lashed out at Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister David van Rooyen for cancelling a press conference this week on the government’s readiness for the elections.“Appreciating the importance of his department’s pivotal role in the upcoming elections‚ it is inexplicable that Minister van Rooyen has cancelled such an important briefing and indefinitely deferred allaying the South African people’s legitimate concerns about the government’s ability to discharge free and fair elections‚” Mileham said.Apart from the confusion experienced at the weekend‚ there were incidents of violence reported at some voting stations in the country.About 40 out of 22‚617 voting stations were affected. The areas worst affected were Vuwani in the Vhembe District Municipality in Limpopo‚ Paarl and Wellington in the Western Cape‚ the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department said in a statement on Sunday.Van Rooyen condemned the incidents and urged all leaders to take responsibility for the violence and work towards ending it...