An apparent glitch on the website of the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) on Friday morning meant that the results page stopped updating and went blank.
As of 8.12am, the results page showed the vote count as 0% complete after it had previously been showing results from more than 50% of polling stations.
The election took place on Wednesday.
Technicians at the results centre in Midrand, north of Johannesburg, said they were working to fix the problem.
We are working on restoring service, said a spokesman for the IEC on a WhatsApp group for media. The results system is still operational and local offices continue to capture results. Alexander Winning and Bate Felix, (c) 2024 Reuters
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