Sunday will be the final day eligible voters in SA can register at their voting stations for the general elections due to take place on May 7.
The kidnappers said they won’t execute Pierre Korkie despite their deadline for receiving -million in ransom expiring Saturday, a mediator said.
The IEC said it is monitoring the situtation and will restore any damages to the voter registration stations as soon as possible.
Press Ombudsman, Johan Retief, said he was impressed with the manner in which City Press and the ANC handled a complaint about a published story.
Eligible South Africans still have a chance to register at their voting stations in the final registration drive this weekend.
The SABC has reported that police allegedly shot and killed a miner during protests at the Amplats plant near Northam in Limpopo.
Mamphela Ramphele’s party sees the elections as an opportunity for citizens to tell the ANC they are tired of its empty promises and corruption.
South Africans can register to vote right up until President Jacob Zuma publishes the election date in the Government Gazette.
Helen Zille has dubbed May 7 the "jobs election", saying employment will be a central issue in the most closely contested election since 1994.
The DA’s Helen Zille has said she "did not leak confidential info" and that the presidency overreacted to her attempt to encourage voters to register.