21.   The voting went smoothly despite fears of possible conflict between supporters of the ANC and the Zulu nationalist Inkatha Freedom Party.

22.   The voting went ahead in as many as a quarter million polling stations.

23.   The voting went peacefully, minus the violence and with less of the vote buying that has marred earlier contests.

24.   U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said that peace must be maintained for the voting to go forward.

25.   He said no other major incidents had been reported, and that voting had generally gone smoothly.

26.   House officials corrected earlier figures they released on how the voting went, saying the numbers were the result of a mix-up.

27.   However, political leaders and the electoral commission decided at a national conference that the voting would go ahead in spite of the conflict.

28.   But Constant Bombet insisted the voting had gone smoothly.

29.   But the electoral commission said the voting had generally gone smoothly, and there were no reports of violence Friday morning.

30.   Early indications from the interior of the country suggested voting was going ahead calmly, but again cited delays sparked by organizational problems.