2024 Elections | IEC official in court for moving voting material

An IEC official who has been charged with contravention of the Electoral Act will today appear in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates' Court.
Musawenkosi Mnikathi, an IEC area manager in uMsunduzi during the May 29th general elections, is accused of moving voting materials without a police escort as required.
The case was opened by the MK Party.
Mlondi Radabe is our reporter on the ground.
Let's go to him for the latest.
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[@doctorngema8220]

"Moving voting material" or "theft of voting material"

[@mphothulo7929]

Maybe people who paid this guy to rigg are still negotiating,they switched it with purpose

[@smangeledudumkhwanazi]

Isibomu leso bayadelela badelela umhlaba wama Africa, umhlaba wesizwe esinsundu nesiqotho.

[@nonkabifordudu6833]

This looks like it was switched off purposefully.

[@mphothulo7929]

They were rigged,those never requested this guy to transport them alone

[@vusibiyela6032]

There's no electricity in the entire town of Pietermarisberg

[@nivob4076]

U think it's sabotage?

[@precioussimangele6930]

Ngeke bawucime forever😂😂😂

[@sjavakhamuver7706]

ugesi awukho just like that😂😂😂😂👋

[@sibusisophiri8112]

The issue should be about rigging of elections not this nonsense

[@mngadiwiseman4527]

Lento yenziwe ngenhloso

[@TshiamoMagwaxaza]

Baze bakhohlakala abantu bakithi

[@MulamuliGwala]

Kuhanjiswe ugesi ngenhloso yokuphazamisa ukuthi inkatolo ingahlali njengoba bekumele kuvele enye ye manager zakwa IEC

[@sihlejpromajola1718]

Suddenly MK withdraws their case... What a coincidence 😂 sekuboshwe nomuntu. Why MK is withdrawing their case?
Kuyocaca ukuthi ubesebenzela bani 1 day lomuntu we IEC. Lies have short legs.

[@SmangeleDladla-y5g]

Lento yokuhamba kagesi isiyabuya futhi, kuthina uhambe ngo11am izolo, till today waze wabuya ngo 2pm 😢

[@Josephine-go9df]

What a coincidence 😮

[@NtozonkeNdlela-wb2mz]

Benza ngamabomu...

[@maureenbrown4941]

Babazani booo awukho uges hai bandla emzansi 😢

[@AgrippaMhlongo-i7z]

Uramaphosa wonke lowo,uhamba kanjan ugesi ikhona iadvance notice emayelana nokuhamba kwagesi ,it doesn't make sense,Rama uyena lembubhela yekhala

[@AntheaMhlongo]

!!Cha siyalilandela icala!!😂

[@MthokozisiNtombela-v4m]

The reporter is saying as if the material is not important the stamp is important and the ink also you will remember that some people were told that they already voted so it is important

[@NtuthuzeloJocki]

La viva La MK La viva 💚🖤

[@lungilesibisi6223]

La Viva la phambili LaZuma🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂❤❤

[@NickymNkosi]

Wow just like that power off lol everything loadedshiding take place!!!

[@1jjopperman]

😂 Street light 12pm ooooee

[@GugulethuHlongwane]

Ngiyakusaba Mk.kuzamazama umhlaba.ngisho ama court ase corrupt ngenxa nje yokuzalwa kwe Mk.yonke into intsha ngokuzalwa kwe Mk.siya phambili ngenkani.thnk u Msholozi kuvela okuningi ngenxa yakho.unamandla jealous down.

[@sihlejpromajola1718]

Uzovuka ngelinye ilanga uthole iqiniso ngale MK... Qhubeka nobuthongo okwamanje 😂😂😂

[@thandodada7068]

​@@sihlejpromajola1718siyi MK Thina, futhi siyoze Sithole inkululeko yangempela, hayi lopomu wenkululeko ease West.

[@sihlejpromajola1718]

@@thandodada7068 Ufuna inkululeko ukwi MK...? Ngeke uyinuke lapho ngoba niyi zithombe ezizoxoshwa i-member ye ANC.... Leyo MK into kaZuma eyedwa vooo, so don't even talk about INKULULEKO. Nina nizwa ngoBhongoza aniyi lutho ngaphandle kwakhe.

[@MagamandileMkhize]

Bawucime ngamabomu

[@mantombimkhwebane335]

Why rigging because currently the Karen nyaope addict is allowed to make noise.