The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has defended the performance of its voter registration technology after nearly three million voter registration transactions were…
All voter education must include democratic civic education, an understanding of key aspects of democracy, including the Constitution, human rights, democratic moral values,…
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
They have grumbled about having to travel long distances and poor communication by the IEC
Participation in our fledgling democracy at all levels is the best way forward
Voters should ponder about what their vote means for the future of South Africa
If Jacob Zuma is our Nelson Mandela, what does that leave Mzwanele Manyi?
Young people make use of online portal and women account for more than half of the total registered
Cosatu meets to deliberate on its support for the governing party in the upcoming local government elections
IEC must stop stringing us along; they have already decided against elections, Party of Action tells inquiry
Submissions to the inquiry into elections under Covid-19 call for local government polls to run as scheduled, or move online
Election campaign and voter mobilisation launched on Wednesday as IEC gears up to host local government elections during pandemic
There will be one voter registration weekend for local government elections on October 27, because of budget cuts caused by the pandemic
The Independent Electoral Commission wants to prevent a repeat of the voting irregularity complaints that occurred during the last LGE
To meet the Constitutional Court deadline, the IEC will spend an additional R120-million to register seven-million voter’s addresses.
The Constitutional Court judgment has revealed a keen appreciation of the limits of state institutions.
Despite a good turnout, the numbers are still well below a 10th of the estimated nine million people thought eligible but unregistered.
At 99.9% of this year’s votes counted, almost 73.5% of the voters turned up and cast their vote. Five years ago that percentage was 77.3.
With the final voter registration weekend set to close at 5pm on Sunday, the IEC says more than a million people were registered over the weekend.
