25 July 2018 1 Min Read
Motherwell residents disrupt by-elections, trash ballot boxes
in News by Herald Reporter
Residents have trashed ballot boxes at a by-election in Motherwell because, they say, they were not aware of the by-election.
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Ward committee by-elections taking place in Nelson Mandela Bay on Wednesday have been marred by a protest in Motherwell, Port Elizabeth.
Angry residents are believed to have disrupted voting and trashed ballot boxes.
This, it is understood, is as a result of not knowing about the by-elections ahead of time.
The municipality’s director of Constituency Services Dumisani Mbebe said municipal officials were trying to reason with the residents.
The ward committee by-elections are being held in five wards to replace members who have either died or moved away.
This is a developing story.