Archbishop Makgoba appeals for patience from political parties on voting day

CAPE TOWN - Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has appealed to political parties to exercise patience during these elections, saying their frustrations on voting day could impact the integrity of the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). 
 
On Thursday morning, he addressed political parties in Cape Town who will be contesting May’s polls in the Western Cape. 
 
Over three million voters are registered to vote in the province, the highest number since democracy. 
 
As part of civil society’s election observers, Makgoba has appealed for tolerance from parties as tensions inevitably run high over the election period. 
 
"It is no exaggeration to say we in civil society must prepare ourselves for our biggest task as election observers and peace makers since the elections that liberated our country."