The IEC launched “Beats for My Peeps” election edutainment programme which will air on SABC1 on 3 June at 18:00 to encourage youth voter participation
Support for democracy in KwaZulu-Natal has fallen to its lowest levels in decades, with trust in government and institutions collapsing. Yet, most residents say they would vote…
The IEC has set 20 and 21 June 2026 as a national voter registration weekend and urges an early election date announcement to ensure voters can register correctly
Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo urged Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa to announce the election date ahead of proclamation
The party says the alleged harassment of Vusi Mhlongo caused delays in it filing court papers in its electoral case
The electoral body says the court must first rule on outstanding issues relating to the case that Jacob Zuma’s party withdrew
The party wants the results set aside and a fresh poll to be held
The IEC set a hearing date despite the party’s bid to temporarily withdraw the case
The party’s failure to provide evidence of election fraud suggests it went to court with the aim of ‘inflaming the passions of the public’, the commission argues
The disillusionment in the country’s political system resulting in low 2021 local election turnout numbers has seemingly dissipated
The head of the Electoral Commission of South Africa said that two people were arrested for interfering with election processes
Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape account for most of the voters in the country
The Electoral Commission of South Africa said Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape saw the highest number of voter registrations
South Africans will vote in national and provincial elections on a date yet to be set, between May and August 2024
Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo said he had discussed setting a date between May and August with the president
