KZN voters urged to get to the polls early due to inclement weather conditions [SOUND]

# The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs has urged residents in the northern parts of the province to vote early today. This as the South African Weather Service has issued a Level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms. The Electoral Commission has 148 voting stations that are just tents in the province. The department’s spokesperson, Siboniso Mngadi, says residents are also urged to exercise extreme caution when travelling to voting stations, particularly when crossing rivers or using roads that could be flooded: