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The Citizen reports that the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has blamed the glitches experienced during voting on Wednesday on a number of factors, including the inexperienced young people who were employed by the commission.
There had been complaints from various parts of the country about long queues, dysfunctional scanners, and the conduct of IEC staffers, which led many to question if they were adequately trained. The IEC’s Chief Electoral Officer, Sy Mamabolo, however, on Thursday said staff had received enough training, which had lasted over four days. He opined that the employment of inexperienced young people “impaired” the quality of the process slightly. Mamabolo pointed out that the commission had contributed to job creation through making work opportunities available to South Africans around this time. Meanwhile, he said three audit firms had been appointed to ensure quality checks on the results which have been slowly trickling in since the early hours of Thursday.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Itumeleng Mafisa at The Citizen
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