The EFF says it is ready for the local government elections and that they will be contesting every ward in the country, including the home of President Jacob Zuma in Nkandla. “We have candidates that are close to 10 000. We are contesting even Jacob Zuma’s ward, we have a candidate there. Helen Zille’s[…]
The Electoral Commission is expected to host a ballot paper order draw for the 2016 Municipal Elections on Wednesday morning at Election House in Centurion. The public draw will be for the first position on more than 4 600 ballot papers for the August 3 Municipal Elections. Representatives of political[…]
Political parties and independent candidates have pledged to work together to ensure a fair and free environment for voters in the upcoming 2016 Municipal Elections. A special signing of the Code of Conduct took place at the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) Electoral Launch at the Century City Conference Centre on[…]
Today is the last day for political parties and independent candidates to submit their candidate nominations for the 2016 local government elections. The submissions close at 17:00 on Thursday. And so far, over 30 000 candidates had been nominated. Electoral Commission (IEC) spokesperson Kate Bapela said nominations may be submitted[…]
While South Africans continue to interrogate mechanisms for socioeconomic reform, with only one active Muslim led political party, the Muslim community has not shown evidence of a strong political will, particularly in the lead to upcoming local elections. In preparation for August elections, the South African Muslim Network (SAMNET) conducted[…]
The inter-ministerial committee on elections, led by Co-operative Governance Minister Des van Rooyen, will brief the media on Wednesday on the state of readiness for the 2016 local government elections. The elections are scheduled to take place on August 3. This past weekend was last voter registration weekend, but registration[…]
As the final leg of the registration process draws to a close, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) prepares for the 2016 municipal elections, which is scheduled to take place in August. Provincial electoral officer for the Electoral Commission of South Africa (Western Cape) and head of the IEC in the[…]
Over the weekend over 50 000 Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) officials were assigned to process voter registration during the 2016 national voting registration. While the IEC has increased the number of voting stations around the country, the impact of added voting stations, on reducing the number of unregistered eligible voters,[…]
Voting stations saw dwindling numbers this past weekend as the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) officials stationed around Cape Town began the registration for the local municipal elections. On the weekend, VOC visited several registration venues and found a general interest in participating in this year’s elections. South Africans remain outraged[…]
Protesters created no-go zones, preventing anyone from registering for upcoming municipal elections and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) from operating at two sites in Kuyisa in Khayelitsha on Saturday. Khayelitsha was among 17 areas in all nine provinces that were disrupted by protesters on Saturday, according to the IEC. Khayelitsha[…]
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