Some voters turned away from Durban City Hall

03 August 2016 - 17:49 By Nivashni Nair‚ Suthentira Govender And Taschica Pillay

Several voters were disappointed when they were turned away by electoral officers from the Durban City Hall on Wednesday. Although the voters live in the city centre‚ they were told by IEC officials that they were not registered to vote at that polling station. Sixty-two-year-old Tasnim Mustapha‚ who had previously cast her vote at city hall‚ was told to make her way to the Addington Hospital polling station. "It's just ridiculous and leaves a sour taste in my mouth about voting but I think it's not about the inconvenience because I want my vote to count."Sibonelo Cele will not be casting his vote this election."I was told to go to Folweni where my family lives. I moved to town recently so I thought I could vote here.""Folweni is too far and I have to go back to work so I can't vote‚" he said.By Wednesday afternoon the queue had disappeared with voters trickling in.A police officer manning the station said there was a long queue when the station opened on Wednesday morning."It's quiet now but we are expecting a rush before the station closes at 7pm."Natasha Maseku was surprised that she was able to walk in‚ cast her vote and leave within a few minutes."I didn't expect this. I didn't expect it to be so quick especially here‚" she said...

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