Cape Town – The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) says it has ensured all necessary arrangements for the transportation of voting materials, enabling South African citizens residing abroad to participate in the electoral process.
The department and the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) have convened and reached an agreement on the logistics concerning the dispatch of election materials.
These materials will be distributed to all 115 South African diplomatic missions through the use of diplomatic airfreight bags.
“A short-term contract for this purpose is in place. The diplomatic bag is protected by diplomatic immunity. DIRCO makes use of diplomatic bags to dispatch official documents and articles to and from South Africa per the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963,” the department said.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
