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376 000 new voters register via online portal, says electoral commission
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
Democracy doubts deepen in KZN
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…
IEC calls for early election date announcement
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
Electoral Commission of South Africa sets out 2026/27 local election schedule
Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo urged Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa to announce the election date ahead of proclamation
MK party claims computer expert is the subject of another ‘politically motivated attack’
The party says the alleged harassment of Vusi Mhlongo caused delays in it filing court papers in its electoral case
IEC seeks dismissal of ‘vexatious’ MK party challenge to May election outcome
The electoral body says the court must first rule on outstanding issues relating to the case that Jacob Zuma’s party withdrew
MK Party reinstates challenge to the outcome of the 29 May elections
The party wants the results set aside and a fresh poll to be held
Electoral court to hear MK party’s election challenge on 29 July
The IEC set a hearing date despite the party’s bid to temporarily withdraw the case
MK’s court challenge is public incitement, says IEC
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
Expected high voter turnout a nod to political parties, says IEC
The disillusionment in the country’s political system resulting in low 2021 local election turnout numbers has seemingly dissipated
Mamabolo: There is an effort to undermine the outcome of the elections
The head of the Electoral Commission of South Africa said that two people were arrested for interfering with election processes
70 political parties likely to contest national elections, says IEC
Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape account for most of the voters in the country
IEC: More than 560 000 people register as first-time voters
The Electoral Commission of South Africa said Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape saw the highest number of voter registrations
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
IEC waiting for Ramaphosa to decide on election date
Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo said he had discussed setting a date between May and August with the president