Police identify over 300 high risk voting stations

Police identify over 300 high risk voting stations Siya Tsewu Fri, 10/30/2026 - 14:46

National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. AFP/Guillem Sartorio

National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. AFP/Guillem Sartorio

JOHANNESBURG - Police have flagged 331 voting stations as high risk nationwide.

National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola said over 160 of these are in KZN, the highest in the country.

These sites face threats of instability and potential security incidents.

Masemola assures enough police have been deployed to secure these stations.

"Kwa-Zulu Natal has the highest number of those voting stations. We have identified 165 across the province, of which 124 are in eThekwini, and the others are distributed around UThukela 16, 13 Amajuba, 11 Zulu Land, and one in Ugu District.

"In Gauteng, we have identified 119 high-risk voting stations. These stations are distributed mostly in majority are in Johannesburg, 75 of them, 23 in Ekurhuleni, 14 in the city of Tshwane, 6 in West Rand and 1 in Sedibeng.

"In Western Cape, it's 33, with majority in the city of Cape Town. In Mpumalanga, we have 11, with six in Gert Sibande, three in Ehlanzeni and two in Nkangala. Eastern Cape, we have the least, we have three high-risk voting stations which have been identified all are in OR Tambo district. North West, Limpopo, North Cape, Free State we have medium and low risk we don't have high risk stations. We have taken this assessment into consideration in our operational planning and have deployed resources accordingly."