Electoral Glitch Halts South Africa's Vote Count

An apparent glitch on South Africa's electoral commission website rendered the results page blank on Friday morning, showing the vote count as 0% complete. Technicians are working to fix the issue, with the system still operational at local offices. The election took place on Wednesday.

An apparent glitch on the website of South Africa's electoral commission on Friday morning meant that the results page stopped updating and went blank. As of 0612 GMT, the results page showed the vote count as 0% complete after it had previously been showing results from more than 50% of polling stations. The election took place on Wednesday.

Technicians at the results centre in Midrand, north of Johannesburg, said they were working to fix the problem. "We are working on restoring service," said a spokesperson for the electoral commission on a WhatsApp group for media.

"The results system is still operational and local offices continue to capture results."