Panic as IEC system goes blank

Political parties are not happy about a technical glitch from the IEC website which went down on  Friday morning impacting on the integrity of the results. 
 
The issue started when the results were around 50% completion around 8am. 
 
Expressing concerns on the issue,  Democratic Alliance s (DA”s) national spokesperson Solly Malatsi said the IEC’s website glitch is disappointing given the fact that they have been covering the elections over the past few years.
 
Speaking to Voice On The Move Radio at the ICC, National Freedom Party KZN Provincial Chairperson Mbali Shinga said her party is not happy about the network glitch because it created unnecessary panic to the people on the ground.
 
The IEC Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Mawethu Mosery briefly spoke to the media at the IEC Result Official Centre in Johannesburg where he said the glitch did not impact the counting process. He said IEC 
 
Meanwhile, the African National Congress (ANC) is leading nationally whilr the in KwaZulu-Natal the MK is leading.
 
The IEC has called on the political party representatives in an audit meeting to allay fears of any doubts that the issues may caused. 
 
At the time of the report, KZN votes were 51,57% complete.
 
IEC will announce the final results on Sunday. 

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