IEC is concerned over the “unwarranted attacks” on the integrity of electoral processes [SOUND]

# The Electoral Commission says unfounded attacks on the integrity of electoral processes do not merely damage individual or institutional reputations; they inflict lasting injury on the country’s constitutional fabric. The total number of registered voters currently stands at 27.9 million South Africans, ahead of the November local government elections. IEC chairperson, Mosotho Moepya, says defending the integrity of an election requires political parties, their leaders, and candidates to adhere to ethical communication and not weaponise unsubstantiated claims: