Police arrested a 33-year-old woman at a Ga-Chuene voting station in Limpopo on Tuesday after a party agent’s cellphone recording of ballot envelopes disrupted the local government elections.
Cellphone Recording Disrupts Voting Feedback
Limpopo police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the deputy presiding officer received a telephone call from her area manager requesting the day’s voting statistics at the Baptist Church voting station in Marulaneng during the Local Government Elections.
A party agent recorded the process on a cellphone without obtaining consent as the deputy presiding officer counted envelopes containing ballot papers, according to police.
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The party agent allegedly showed the recorded video to other party agents, who immediately entered the voting station and disrupted the process of providing statistical feedback to the area manager,
Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, Limpopo police spokesperson
Police officers were called to the station to intervene, restore order, and prevent further disruption, leading to the arrest of the woman.
Suspect Faces Court Appearance
IOL confirmed that she is scheduled to appear before the Lebowakgomo Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, November 5, 2026, facing a charge of contravening Section 76 of the Local Government: Municipal Electoral Act 27 of 2000.
Electoral authorities stated they were satisfied with the overall administration of the voting period.
Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba visited voting stations in Mokopane to monitor the process, including stops at Hoërskool Piet Potgieter and Mokopane Primary School, where officials observed active voter turnout and political party representatives assisting voters stationed outside the venues.