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ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF SOUTH AFRICA

IEC launches voter registration, surpasses its previous highest record of daily activity

South Africans will vote in national and provincial elections on a date yet to be set, between May and August 2024

  • Umamah Bakharia
3 min read
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has urged eligible citizens to make use of its online registration platform to minimise long queues . (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
REGISTRATION WEEKEND

Explainer: IEC urges voters to use online registration platform

The electoral commission has seen an increase in the number of people using the platform but says about 14 million people have not yet registered

  • Mandisa Ndlovu
3 min read