IEC reports on 2024 elections, highlights major milestones and challenges [SOUND]

# The Electoral Commission has confirmed nearly 90-million ballots were printed and distributed to over 23-thousand stations within a month for the 2024 elections. IEC CEO Sy Mamabolo told Parliament’s Home Affairs portfolio committee that over 200-thousand staff supported operations. Key achievements include real-time results reporting, communication campaigns, anti-disinformation efforts, and improved accessibility for visually impaired voters. Mamabolo however acknowledged challenges in human capacity and logistics at this massive scale: