The South African Police Service (SAPS) says it is maintaining heightened security operations following Wednesday's local government elections, as the Independent Electoral Commission continues counting and verifying votes across the country. Briefing the media at the Results Operations Centre, NATJOINTS chairperson and Deputy National Commissioner for Policing, Lieutenant-General Tebello Mosikili, says police deployed officers at all 23,000 voting stations. She adds that law enforcement agencies responded to several criminal incidents during the special and general voting periods. Channel Africa's Lebogang Mabange reports...

<p>The South African Police Service (SAPS) says it is maintaining heightened security operations following Wednesday's local government elections, as the Independent Electoral Commission continues counting and verifying votes across the country. Briefing the media at the Results Operations Centre, NATJOINTS chairperson and Deputy National Commissioner for Policing, Lieutenant-General Tebello Mosikili, says police deployed officers at all 23,000 voting stations. She adds that law enforcement agencies responded to several criminal incidents during the special and general voting periods. Channel Africa's Lebogang Mabange reports...</p>