The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has hailed the voter registration weekend as a success despite sporadic disruptions.
IEC officials worked through the night to try and process the registration records of all newly registered voters and those who had to reregister.
According to preliminary estimates, nearly 1.1 million people visited registration stations on Saturday.
Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape recorded the highest number of registrations on Saturday.
Fifty one stations were disrupted with service delivery protests and had to be temporarily closed.
These include Sterkspruit in the Eastern Cape, Bekkersdal in Gauteng and Malamulele in Limpopo.
In Bekkersdal, several roads were blocked with rocks and burning rubble while residents made their way to register.
Police had to fire stun grenades to control the ongoing protest by angry residents.
Residents were demanding an apology from Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane after she said the ANC didn't need their "dirty votes".
Mokonyane has since apologised, but residents will not accept her apology.
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