There are just over a hundred days until the next local government elections. But a possible spike in coronavirus infections, and the pace of the vaccination programme, mean an exact date is yet to be determined. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs told Parliament that several scenarios are being discussed. By law, the […]
Budget cuts have compelled the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to hold one voter registration weekend instead of two ahead of the municipal elections to be held between August and November. This was revealed by chief electoral commissioner Sy Mamabolo when he briefed the co-operative governance and traditional affairs portfolio committee on Tuesday night. We all […]
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has revealed that it was losing about 35 000 registered voters monthly from the voters roll while it was registering fewer young voters. If you look at 2019 and March (2021) figures, there has been a significant increase on a monthly basis. There is an average of 35 000 voters […]
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is warning the public to guard against fake and fraudulent online job advertainments using its name to obtain personal information from desperate job seekers. An ad widely circulated on social media states that an “election committee” has announced 50,000 vacancies for young people. But the IEC said there […]
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is moving forward with plans to prepare for next year’s local government elections but has put in place plans in case the coronavirus not being contained. This comes after the IEC postponed several by-elections across the country after the outbreak of Covid-19. IEC spokesperson Kate Bapela said yesterday […]
IEC Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sy Mamabolo said an audit is not part of the legislative requirement for the commission. Mamabolo was speaking in reference to several small parties who threatened to take legal action if their grievances were not met. They say the election wasn’t free or fair and they’re citing a number of […]
The latest numbers from the IEC indicate that more than 50% of votes from districts across the country have been counted and declared. So far on the national scale, about 53,05% of votes had been counted by 5 pm on Thursday evening. The ANC is still leading the pack with 56,89% of the national vote, […]
Smaller political parties have voiced their concern about the voting process. BREAKING around 15 political parties including the ATM, Land PARTY, ACM say they will file court papers this week to challenge the #SAElections2019 — Aldrin Sampear (@AldrinSampear) May 9, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The parties are disputing the election results. This follows among other issues, reports […]
The IEC is conducting an audit to determine the impact double voting has had on the election results. Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo says it’s an assurance measure. He was speaking at a briefing in Pretoria this afternoon. The IEC has has confirmed that twenty people have been arrested for double voting in KwaZulu-Natal. This […]
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in KwaZulu-Natal has confirmed that twenty people have been arrested for double voting. This after reports of voters who have attempted or apparently been able to remove the indelible ink on their thumbs. The indelible ink is one of a number of security checks and safeguards built into the election […]