HSRC study suggests majority of voters satisfied with IEC's running of election day

JOHANNESBURG - A study conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) suggests that the majority of voters were satisfied with the IEC's (Electoral Commission of South Africa) service on election day.

This was despite technical glitches at several voting stations across the country and the long queues voters were forced to contend with.

The council has released findings of its election satisfaction survey at the national results operations centre in Midrand on Friday morning.

Research director, Benjamin Roberts, said that 63% of the voting population was pleased with their experience at voting stations.

"In election ‘24, 92% said election procedures were unequivocally free, with a small percentage saying 'yes, with minor problems'. A similar evaluation on fairness of the election, 92% of the voting public indicated that the elections were unequivocally fair."