Municipal ward by-elections will take place in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and the Western Cape on Wednesday 30 September 2015.
A total of 11 wards will be contested covering 57 voting districts.
Special voting at voting stations as well as home visits will take place on 29 September 2015 between 08h00 and 17h00. Voters interested in casting a special vote can apply at their local IEC office during office hours between 14 and 18 September 2015.
By-elections will be held in the following wards/voting districts:
Eastern Cape:
• Ward 15 in the Elundini [Mount Fletcher] Municipality – EC141 with 4 072 registered voters became vacant as a result of the death of the councillor. Voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
11710044 THEMBALETHU CAFE TENT
11800099 BETHANIA JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11800112 LOWER THOKOANA JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11800134 KHALATSU SENIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL
11800471 MAMONTOELI JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11800505 HILL GATE TRIBAL AUTHORITY
11801090 LIPHAKOENG SENIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL
11801102 LIPHOFONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11801236 MAKHULENG SENIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL
• Ward 12 in the Matatiele [Matatiele] Municipality – EC441 with 3 822 registered voters became vacant as a result of the death of the councillor. Voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
11780029 MOSHESH SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11780030 TSIKARONG JSS
11780894 NKAU JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11781042 LERATO JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11781132 TSWELOPELE JUNIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL
11781222 MT ZION SENIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL
• Ward 26 in the Mbizana [Bizana] Municipality –EC443 with 3 708 registered voters became vacant as a result of the death of the councillor. Voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
11750734 ZAMOKUHLE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11751162 THANDABANTU SENIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL
11751836 MOUNT. ZION JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11751847 NOMLACU CHRISTIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH
11751858 EKUPHUMLENI REFORMED CHURCH
11752040 MZOMTSHA METHODIST CHURCH
11752051 THANDABANTU METHODIST MEMORIAL SOCIETY
KwaZulu-Natal:
• Ward 2 in the eMadlangeni [Utrecht] Municipality – KZN253 with 3 391 registered voters became vacant as a result of the death of the councillor. Voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
43680012 UTRECHT TOWN HALL
43680023 WHITE CITY HALL
43680034 EMALAHLENI COMBINED SCHOOL
• Ward 13 in the Ulundi [Ulundi] Municipality – KZN266 with 4 207 registered voters became vacant as a result of the death of the councillor. Voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
43500248 MPUNGAMHLOPHE HIGH SCHOOL
43501036 NHLAZATSHE FARMERS HALL
43501047 SITHOLINHLANHLA HIGH SCHOOL
43501058 KONFOOR COMBINED SCHOOL
43504668 NKANYISO CRECHE
43504679 SIZANEMPI PRIMARY SCHOOL
43504680 LETHUKUKHANYA PRIMARY SCHOOL
43624818 SCELINHLANHLA CRECHE
• Ward 3 in The Big 5 False Bay [Hluhluwe] Municipality – KZN273 with 4 196 registered voters became vacant as a result of the death of the councillor. Voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
43414196 FALSE BAY PRIMARY SCHOOL
43414297 PHINDA SONDELA CENTRE
43415221 HLUHLUWE LIBRARY HALL
43415502 GLENPARK PRIMARY FARM SCHOOL
43417256 PHUMLANI SIVANANDA PRIMARY SCHOOL
43417357 OPEN SPACE NEAR CLOETE FARM (TENT)
• Ward 8 in the uMlalazi [Eshowe] Municipality – KZN284 with 4 382 registered voters became vacant as a result of the death of the councillor. Voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
43411564 GCININHLIZIYO COMBINED PRIMARY SCHOOL
43411575 NTABANTUZUMA HIGH SCHOOL
43411586 ENHLISA PRIMARY SCHOOL
43415591 NSUKAZI PRIMARY SCHOOL
43416514 KHOLWENI COMMUNITY HALL
Limpopo:
• Ward 24 in the Greater Tzaneen [Tzaneen] Municipality – LIM333 with 5 443 registered voters became vacant as a result of the resignation of the councillor. Voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
76280272 MUHLABA TRIBAL OFFICE
76280283 TOTWANA PRIMARY SCHOOL
76280441 PETANENGE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
76280823 TINGHITSI LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL
76280834 MARITO PRIMARY SCHOOL
• Ward 4 in the Ephraim Mogale [Marble Hall] Municipality – LIM471 with 3 083 registered voters became vacant as a result of the death of the councillor. Voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
54620243 REPHAFOGILE SCHOOL
54620434 MORE-O-MOSO SCHOOL
54620625 MATLEREKENG PRIMARY SCHOOL
54620816 BABINATLOU PRIMARY SCHOOL
Western Cape:
• Ward 11 in the Theewaterskloof [Caledon] Municipality – WC031 with 4 992 registered voters became vacant as a result of the death of the councillor. Voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
97950033 GERALD WRIGHT HALL
97950044 GRABOUW RUGBY SPORTS HALL
• Ward 13 in the Overstrand [Greater Hermanus] Municipality – WC032 with 3 644 registered voters became vacant as a result of the resignation of the councillor. Voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
97960090 DE WET HALL
98090040 AMANA CONFERENCE CENTRE
For more information on these by-elections, including special votes, contact your local Municipal Electoral Officer during office hours. Contact details for Municipal Electoral Officers are available on the IEC website at www.elections.org.za under Contact Us.
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8 September 2015
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ELECTION TIMETABLE FOR ALL MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS CALLED ON OR BEFORE 28 AUGUST 2015 TO BE HELD ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2015
The cut-off dates for the various electoral processes for these by-elections are as follows:
28 August: Notice calling the by-election on or before
3 September: Certification of the voters’ roll and making certified segments available for inspection
3 September: Notices: List of and particulars pertaining to voting stations and mobile voting stations
7 September at 17h00: Cut-off date and time for submission of nomination of candidates
8 September: Notify party/independent nominator of non-compliance of outstanding candidate documents
11 September at 17h00: Cut-off date and time for party/independent to submit outstanding ward candidate documents
14 September: Compilation and certification of lists of candidates contesting a ward
14 September: Issue certificates to candidates
14 September: Opening of applications for special votes
18 September: Closing of applications for special votes
29 September: Special votes at voting stations and special vote home visits, 08h00 to 17h00
30 September: By-election date