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South Africans abroad turned out in their numbers in different countries across the world to cast their votes, less than 2 weeks before the general elections.

According to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), over 78 000 South Africans applied to cast their special vote abroad.

South Africans in Algiers, Amman, Cairo, Kuwait City, Jeddah, Ramallah, Riyadh and Tehran already voted yesterday, while citizens in other countries have voted today.

#SAVotingAbroad in Nigeria

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRHrVnecldk?si=ck6pklRQbJnEV5ni

The largest South African voter population abroad is in London, with over 24 000 voters ed.

“Due to the large voter population, the commission determined two days of special voting for London,” the IEC said in a statement.

South Africans in London will be able to vote on Saturday, May 18, and Sunday, May 19, from 07:00 to 21:00.

#SAVotingAbroad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtFQTSQRpOI?si=kKR_lyFj9P5VXu

The IEC also extended voting hours at the missions in Washington DC and New York on Saturday, May 18. The voting hours are 07:00 to 21:00.

Other cities with large South African voting populations include:

The Hague (6 659)
Canberra (3 674)
Dubai (3 266)
Dublin (3 040)
Wellington (2 292)
Abu Dhabi (1 825)
Washington DC (1 799)
Berlin (1 476)

There are 111 foreign missions around the world, where South Africans can vote.

The country goes to the polls on May 29 in what is believed to be the country's most crucial poll since the first democratic elections in 1994.

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Nigeria that can't conduct free and fair elections at home, diaspora vote will be a humongous disaster.
More reason to believe South Africa is way ahead of Nigeria in everything.

Number of South Africans ed to vote in Nigeria:

1. Lagos - 106
2. Abuja - 39

That's one thing ,we can be ANYWHERE in the world but we never forget about The Republic🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 and ain't never felt ashame of our land🤞

Good.

All the best to SA in their election.

We pray for peace after the election

E concern them
See as Oyinbo land fine and neat....
Here na pure water sachet go scatter everywhere....
With dusty roads and open drains..
And na we dey showoff for SM
Empty cans

Wahala for those countries at the back 😏

I thought they said south Africans hardly travel out of their country? They have done well to incorporate the disapora in the mix of things. Kudos to them

De go still vote rubbish

Hope our National Assembly can the law, so Nigerians abroad can also vote.

completeskills:
I thought they said south Africans hardly travel out of their country?

You dey mind the xenophobic nyope sniffing people

Mr Yakubu should sit down and learn from SA on how to conduct elections and not the primary school election he conducted last year

JaceBlaze:
That's one thing ,we can be ANYWHERE in the world but we never forget about The Republic🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 and ain't never felt ashame of our land🤞

But, according to you, it's only Nigerians that Japa

You call us Japagerians yet your people are littered everywhere in the world.

Them wan vote new Mandela... I love that slogan tho... 2024 is their 1994 hmmm

2aces:
Nigeria that can't conduct free and fair elections at home, diaspora vote will be a humongous disaster.
More reason to believe South Africa is way ahead of Nigeria in everything.

It will be a landslide victory for Peter Obi if Nigerians in both local and foreign prisons are allowed to vote in 2027

Last last na Ramaphosa still be president

Why can't we have diaspora voting? See South Africa showing us the way.

WannaHowzit:
Number of South Africans ed to vote in Nigeria:

1. Lagos - 106
2. Abuja - 39

For real?

completeskills:
I thought they said south Africans hardly travel out of their country? They have done well to incorporate the disapora in the mix of things. Kudos to them

There's a difference between travelling and emigrating. SA hardly emigrate , and we don't do illegal immigration and mass migration. The people you see there are either on business, students or working for the SA government not "hustlers or hardworkers ". That's why we don't encounter "discrimination,jealousy and hate from the lazy citizens of these nations ". We are welcomeable and responsible guests.

JaceBlaze:
That's one thing ,we can be ANYWHERE in the world but we never forget about The Republic🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 and ain't never felt ashame of our land🤞

useless xenophobic people, SA are the most useless creatures ever in world history. I hate them with ion.

Zonefree:

But, according to you, it's only Nigerians that Japa

You call us Japagerians yet your people are littered everywhere in the world.

You're desperate to leave at all costs; these people aren't and you can hardly call those numbers
"littering " ....dramatic . We go to countries for business and when we are offered jobs as well as for studies and adventure not for "husling and hardworking purposes" . You won't find us in those boats , you won't find us being homeless or chased around by police like savages. Therein lies the difference.

jamesversion:


For real?

According to the SABC correspondent.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRHrVnecldk?si=ck6pklRQbJnEV5ni

If INEC emulates this, Nigerians in diaspora will fight at the polling units for sure , that’s a banker ODD Elupp, PDP & APC will break bottles

ALLNIGERIANSMAD:
useless xenophobic people, SA are the most useless creatures ever in world history. I hate them with ion.

Nothing wrong with South African people.
It's Nigerians who go there to commit crimes that make South Africans hate us.

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wow...I thought that south africa has everything south africans need and they dont travel out of south africa to other countries for greener pastures. i thought travelling out was only a nigerian thing

AareGaa:


Nothing wrong with South African people.
It's Nigerians who go there to commit crimes that make South Africans hate us.

so all the nigerians who are there are committing crimes?

Of Diaspora Nigerians start voting, the likes of Ebola can never win the election