Stage set for final election results

The stage is set at the Electoral Commission's (IEC) National Results Operations Centre (ROC) in Midrand, as South Africa waits with baited breath for the results of the 2024 National and Provincial Elections. Held on Wednesday, 29 May 2024, the elections saw millions of eligible voters across the country making their way to more than 23 000 polling stations to cast their votes in the much-contested seventh democratic elections. The ceremony for the announcement of the results is expected to start at 6pm. This after the capturing and validating of votes concluded late evening on Saturday. President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver an address during the ceremony. Among the government Ministers who have arrived at the venue are Police Minister Bheki Cele and Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni. This year's elections recorded a total of 568 374 newly registered voters, including those aged 16 - 29 years, who accounted for 445 089 of the newly registered voters. There were over 27 million registered voters on the voters' roll. Source: South African Government News Agency