{
  "id": 18745680,
  "title": "Complaints won’t delay final election results: IEC KZN",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/complaints-wont-delay-final-election-results-iec-kzn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T16:28:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/complaints-wont-delay-final-election-results-iec-kzn/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) in KwaZulu-Natal has clarified that complaints regarding the election results will not impede the release of the final outcomes, as the submissions do not meet the legal criteria for formal objections under Section 65. By approximately 2 pm on Saturday, the IEC had collected a total of 446 objections. The MK Party has urged the IEC to postpone the declaration of final election results until all remaining objections have been resolved.\n\nThe IEC spokesperson, Ntombifuthi Masinga, explained that the commission has received results slips from all municipalities, encompassing word pilots, pure ballots for local councils, and pure pallets for local districts. As of the afternoon of Saturday, they had received 400 and 46 complaints. However, some of these complaints were deemed inadmissible under Section 65 because they did not have a significant impact on the election results. Of the 446 complaints, eight were withdrawn by the complainants, and two were upheld.",
  "summary": "IEC KZN says complaints lodged over the election results will not prevent it from announcing results",
  "key_points": [
    "IEC in KZN states complaints won't delay final election results",
    "446 objections collected by 2 pm Saturday",
    "MK Party requests postponement of results declaration"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "IEC pushes election results announcement to Sunday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/iec-pushes-election-results-announcement-to-sunday",
        "published": "2026-11-07T15:23:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}