As many South Africans fret over the seemingly dismal 2021 local government election turnout, the IEC said on Monday night that it was too early to tell just how good or bad the turnout was.
While only eight million voters had cast their ballots by 17:00, the Electoral Commission of South Africa were reluctant to comment on how the voter turn-out will compare with those of previous years, or whether it should shoulder any of the blame for the low turn-out.