Huge screens are usually projected, showing election progress, voter turnout, live statistics and verified results in real time.
The centre also aims to ensure transparency, as parties are given the space to track results and raise official objections.
In the 2024 general polls, the elections dashboard experienced a technical glitch, which also led to the leader board at the national results operations centre going blank for about two hours.
This infuriated some, including the uMkhonto weSozwe (MK) Party, which believed this incident allowed the rigging of votes to occur.
The Electoral Court recently dismissed the party’s application to challenge the results of that election.
Alpha Ramushwana
www.ewn.co.za
