North coast voting station closes due to safety

North coast voting station closes due to safety

While most South Africans have until 9pm tonight to cast their votes, there is one voting station in KwaZulu-Natal that has already shut its doors. 

KZN voting station
Steve Bhengu

The tiny community of Enkovukeni near the Mozambican border on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast will complete the election process while still in the safety of daylight. 

The IEC says around 239 people are registered to vote in the area - and most have to cross a lake to reach the polling station. It's not just any lake - there're hippos.

"We have to cross through a lake to get to that station. We are assisted by a SAPS Unit to cross in that particular venue. There is nature in that area such as hippos." 

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"We will return to mainland by 17h00," an IEC official said.  

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