{"id":967478,"date":"2024-05-29T17:35:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T17:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/dm-simulator-v2\/?p=967478"},"modified":"2024-05-29T17:35:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T17:35:57","slug":"stalwarts-vote-praise-iec-for-smooth-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elections.sabc.co.za\/elections2024\/stalwarts-vote-praise-iec-for-smooth-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Stalwarts vote, praise IEC for smooth elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"rt-reading-time\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A number of stalwarts have come out to vote. They have also praised the Electoral Commission of South Africa for ensuring that the heavily contested elections take place.<\/p>\n<p>Stakes are high as millions of eligible South Africans went to vote across the length and breadth of the country.<\/p>\n<p>The prominent leaders who fought against Apartheid led by example and came out in numbers to vote.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Thabo Mbeki voted at the Killarney Country Club in Johannesburg, the same polling station once used by former President Nelson Mandela.<\/p>\n<p>Mbeki has appealed for political tolerance.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s very important for all\u2026leadership will play its role,\u201d says Mbeki.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video: 2024 Elections \u2013 ANC must renew itself: Mbeki<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y29ewVPo90E?si=wF4mcZGtKRgdfLUE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Anti-Apartheid activist Sophie de Bruyn also echoed the sentiment, saying people should abide by the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would appeal to all\u2026in our country,\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video: 2024 Elections \u2013 Sophie De Bruyn casts her vote<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SpECG446jJk?si=ZdPZVzniemjlGIrn\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In these polls, one of the dominant issues among political parties has been the Palestine question.<\/p>\n<p>Mbeki says the plight of Palestinians must not be forgotten.\u00a0\u201cThere must be a solution\u2026I think we must persist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, former Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka, who once served as the Executive Director of United Nations Women, says this is such a critical moment for the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always a woman\u2019s vote\u2026these important laws.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video: 2024 Elections \u2013 Mlambo-Ngcuka says she hopes there will be no violence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gm_Df2S1lw8?si=41eH_x84PKeY2fQ1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Electoral observation teams are also on the ground monitoring electoral processes and now the focus will be on the results of the polls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes A number of stalwarts have come out to vote. They have also praised the Electoral Commission of South Africa for ensuring that the heavily contested elections take place. Stakes are high as millions of eligible South Africans went to vote across the length and breadth of the country. 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