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November 1 gazetted as Local Government Elections date

LOCAL The Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has gazetted the election date for November 1. This means that the voter roll will be sealed at midnight and political parties have until Tuesday to submit their candidate lists to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). According to the IEC, over 600 000 people registered to vote this past weekend whilst over 39 000 people used the online registration […]

today20 September 2021

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New electoral system could have serious political ramifications: IEC

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has warned that any model of an electoral system South Africa will adopt is bound to have serious political ramifications in the current democratic dispensation. The Electoral Commission told Parliament that in its task in amending the current Electoral Act, in line with the Constitutional Court decision to rectify certain provisions in the legislation, it should be cognisant of the implication that will follow. In […]

today22 July 2020

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De Lille made ‘serious technical error’: analyst

Ousted Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille says the DA’s decision to kick her out of the party is an admission that it did not have sufficient evidence for her disciplinary hearing. As in most divorces‚ a bruising court battle is looming after De Lille lodged papers in the Cape Town High Court in an attempt to save her mayoral chain. The matter will be heard on Friday morning. She […]

today9 May 2018

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IEC in massive drive for a fair voters’ roll

The Independent Electoral Commission has launched a massive online campaign to confirm and collect addresses of 26-million voters for a credible voters’ roll in time for the 2019 national elections. This after the bruising Constitutional Court judgment in June last year that the IEC had failed to collect and maintain addresses for a credible voters’ roll. In 2016‚ the Electoral Court ordered the IEC to postpone by-elections in Tlokwe‚ North […]

today11 October 2017

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International News

Gambians return to the polls to vote for MPs

886, 578 registered Gambian voters are expected at the polls on Thursday, April 5, 2017 to elect 48 people out of 238 candidates into the National Assembly using the country’s distinct glass marble and ballot drums. 5,462 polling agents have been dispatched to the 53 constituencies nationwide to manage the process while 122 returning officers will ensure that counting of ballots runs smoothly, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Chairman Alieu […]

today6 April 2017

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Lesotho closes voter registration ahead of June elections

The first step to prepare for elections in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho has been completed.  On Sunday, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) closed registration of new voters, and transfer of voters who have moved. The country goes to elections 3 years early after a motion of no confidence in the Prime Minister. The tight election time-table gave voters only 6 days to register from when it was announced last […]

today20 March 2017

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