Des van Rooyen encourages South Africans to vote

Van Rooyen, who is also the chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial committee on elections, encouraged all eligible voters to go and exercise their democratic right to vote in the Local Government Election on Wednesday.

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says despite a few glitches the special votes' process got off to a smooth start on Monday.

A record 719 222 applications for special votes were received.