Elderly Voter Dies After Collapsing in Queue at Shallcross Voting Station

Posted on November 5, 2026
by Yashmika Dukaran


An elderly voter has died after reportedly collapsing while waiting in a voting queue in Shallcross, Ward 72, on Wednesday.

The voter was rushed to hospital following the incident but later succumbed.

KwaZulu-Natal Electoral Commission Provincial Electoral Officer Ntombifuthi Masinga expressed her condolences to the deceased's family on Thursday.

The circumstances surrounding the incident have not yet been disclosed.