There were no major hiccups at voting stations in Gauteng, but isolated instances of technical problems, said electoral officer Sy Mamabolo.

The non-functioning of scanner machines known as zip-zips was reported on the West Rand, he said.

It had slowed down the voting process, but had not caused major problems.

Mamabolo said most voting station opened at 7am or soon thereafter.

There were no disruptions reported in security hotspots like Zandspruit and Diepsloot.

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