A survey by AIRSA revealed that public opinion on Cyril Ramaphosa has tanked, with only 18.64% of the people polled approving of the sitting president.
The election processes are currently largely manual, and after the polls, the country must debate how to introduce electronic voting, says the Electoral Commission.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied using rolling blackouts halt as election strategy ahead of voting. The ANC leader is in on a campaign trail in KwaZulu-Natal.