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Naledi Pandor: Israeli intelligence trying to intimidate me
The international relations minister said she has had to increase her security
Elections won’t be hacked by foreigners, says IEC
President Cyril Ramaphosa warned that the country’s genocide case against Israel could lead to ‘regime change’ attacks
Explainer: IEC urges voters to use online registration platform
The electoral commission has seen an increase in the number of people using the platform but says about 14 million people have not yet registered
Reinforcements dispatched to Gauteng to finalise election results
IEC rejects claims local government elections results are late, despite promising to finalise them by Wednesday
LGE 2021: Thousands turned away, but IEC says it is not to blame
The IEC came out guns blazing on Tuesday, despite thousands of voters who had registered in September being turned away because of technical glitches
New technology not to blame for low voter turnout – IEC
The electoral commission acknowledged tech hiccups, but said the biggest problem was the limited time frame it had in which to organise the elections