The Electrical Commission of South Africa says South Africans will only have one weekend this year, to register for the upcoming local government elections.
The IEC yesterday announced that registration for this year’s elections is set to take place on 17 and 18 July.
Chief electoral officer, Sy Mamabolo says, due to the commission’s finances, there would only be one voter registration weekend.
He says the registrations would take place under strict Covid-19 protocols.
Get ready to register on 17-18 July. Voting stations countrywide will open 8am-5pm for new voters to register & existing voters to check/update their registration info. To register, you must be at least 16, be an 🇿🇦 citizen, & have an 🇿🇦 ID. https://t.co/2p9PsLQVVJ pic.twitter.com/nbQ3fh3H34
— IEC South Africa (@IECSouthAfrica) May 12, 2021
19 May #byelections: Over 145 candidates from 29 political parties & 8 independents are set to contest in 40 wards & 7 provinces, with 362 965 registered voters. 86 (59.31%) candidates are male & 59 (40.69%) are female. List of candidates at https://t.co/lppQ0kLSUe.
— IEC South Africa (@IECSouthAfrica) May 11, 2021
