Doreen Pavadai and granddaughter Shekinah are happy to cast their votes despite initially being directed to the wrong queue. Photo: Johan Meyer
Voting is progressing smoothly at Discovery Recreation Centre despite long queues as residents wait their turn to have their say.
IEC officials opted to split the queue into two in an effort to speed up the process, with one queue for people with surnames beginning with A–M and the other for surnames beginning with N–Z.
Liz and Rudolf Strydom says voting was a breeze despite the long queues. Photo: Johan Meyer
Queue split by surname
The mood in the long lines is quite subdued as people brave the hot conditions.
Political parties represented at the voting station are handing out water to those who need it.
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