Municipal ward by-elections will take place in the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, North West and the Western Cape on Wednesday, 17 September 2014. 

A total of 65 voting districts will be contested in the 11 wards below.

Special voting at voting stations as well as home visits will take place on 16 September between 08h00 and 17h00. Voters interested in casting a special vote, can apply for a special vote at their local IEC office during office hours between 1 and 5 September. 

Eastern Cape:

•  Ward 5 in Tsolwana [Tarkastad] Municipality – EC132 with 3 395 registered voters which 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
10990010   TOWN HALL
10990021   CHRIS HANI CENTRE
11110015   FONTEINTJIE FARM SHED
11110026   AMSTERDAM FARMHOUSE
11110037   SPITSKOP AGRICULTURAL FARM HALL
11110048   BESTERLEEGTE FARM SHED
11150110   KWINANA LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL
11180023   ELANDSKOP FARM SHED
11180034   SOSEBENZA COMMUNITY SCHOOL

•  Ward 11 in Mbizana [Bizana] Municipality – EC443 with 4 048 registered voters which 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
11810168   LUCWABA JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11810225   VUKAYIBAMBE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11810270   SIGODLWENI JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11810281   PELE-PELE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11810427   MANDLOBE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11810719   QASA METHODIST CHURCH HALL
11810764   CHRISTIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
11811091   GINISWAYO TENT
11811125   SWANE RIDGE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

Free State: 

•  Ward 1 in Maluti a Phofung [Qwa-Qwa] Municipality – FS194 with 7 103 registered voters which 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

Voting District/Station Number/Voting Station Details
22210085   SEDIBA HALL
22210096   No Active VotingStation
22210119   NEXUS PRIMARY SCHOOL
22210153   No Active VotingStation
22210197   ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
22210210   TOPIA VILLAGE OPEN SPACE
22400570   MAKGOLOKWENG COMMUNITY HALL

Gauteng:
•  Ward 88 in Tshwane Metro [Pretoria] Municipality – TSH with 14 483 registered voters which 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
32960235   TSAROGA PHOKA PRIMARY SCHOOL
32960437   ST FRANCIS PRIMARY SCHOOL
32960448   KGOMOTSO HIGH SCHOOL
32960459   THAKGALANG PRIMARY SCHOOL               
32960460   THE NATIONAL ZION BAPTIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH
32960550   SEDIBA-SA-TSEBO PRIMARY SCHOOL
32961034   KHULA-NGO`LWAZI PRE-SCHOOL
32961045   AMOGELANG SECONDARY SCHOOL

KwaZulu-Natal:
•  Ward 12 in Newcastle [Newcastle] Municipality – KZN252 with 5 219 registered voters which 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
43670404   SIZAMOKUHLE JUNIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL
43670415   CEBELIHLE SENIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL
43670594   BLAAUWBOSCH (TENT)

•Ward 5 in Mthonjaneni [Melmoth] Municipality – KZN285 with 4 644 registered voters which 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
43412925   ST PAULS PRIMARY SCHOOL
43412936   KWAGCONCO SCHOOL
43412947   SIZANOTHO COMBINED PRIMARY SCHOOL
43414859   EMKHINDINI SCHOOL
43415041   SITHEKU SECONDARY  SCHOOL
43415052   MAKHASANENI PRIMARY SCHOOL
43417290   SINQOBILE HIGH SCHOOL
43417302   THUTHUKANI CRECHE
43418033   MAYENI

Mpumalanga:
•  Ward 28 in Mbombela [Nelspruit] Municipality – MP322 with 6 716 registered voters which became vacant as a result of the death of the councillor. Voting will take place at the following voting stations:

Voting District/Station Number/Voting Station Details
54790139   FUNINDLELA PRIMARY SCHOOL1
54790140   TAKHALENI PRIMARY SCHOOL
54790690   MASITAKHE HIGH SCHOOL

North West:
•  Ward 6 in Tswaing [Delareyville] Municipality – NW382 with 3 606 registered voters which became vacant as a result of the resignation of the councillor. Voting will take place at the following voting stations:

Voting District/Station Number/Voting Station Details
86551971   LERUNTSE-LESEDI SECONDARY SCHOOL
86551982   THUSANO MIDDLE SCHOOL
86552006   MANAMOLELA CRECHE
86553546   MAROTSE PRIMARY SCHOOL

•  Ward 24 in Greater Taung [Reivilo] Municipality – NW394 with 3 831 registered voters which became vacant as a result of the resignation of the councillor. Voting will take place at the following voting stations:

Voting District/Station Number/Voting Station Details
86740757   REIKAGILE MIDDLE SCHOOL
86740814   LEKWENE PRIMARY SCHOOL
86742614   METHODIST CHURCH OF SOUTH AFRICA
86743143   NATIVE INDEPENDENT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF SA
86743154   SPIRIT OF HOLINESS CHURCH IN AFRICA
86743659   SK SEINELO (TENT)

•  Ward 7 in Matlosana [Klerksdorp] Municipality – NW403 with 5 894 registered voters which became vacant as a result of the resignation of the councillor. Voting will take place at the following voting stations:

Voting District/Station Number/Voting Station Details
86870100   ARE-ITSHOKENG PUBLIC SCHOOL
86870122   ASSEMBLIES OF GOD MOVEMENT
86870414   TSAMMA SECONDARY SCHOOL
86870515   ASSEMBLIES OF GOD 
Western Cape:

•  Ward 7 in Bitou [Greater Plettenberg Bay] Municipality – WC047 with 4 527 registered voters which became vacant as a result of the resignation of the councillor. Voting will take place at the following voting stations:

Voting District/Station Number/Voting Station Details
97220011   KRANSHOEK MULTIPURPOSE CENTRE
97220099   HARKERVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL
97220189   ASSEMBLY OF GOD

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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31 August 2014

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ELECTION TIMETABLE FOR ALL MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS CALLED ON OR BEFORE 15 AUGUST 2014 TO BE HELD ON 17 SEPTEMBER 2014

The cut-off dates for the various electoral processes for these by-elections are as follows:
15 August: Notice calling the by-election
21 August: Certification of the voters’ roll and making certified segments available for inspection
21 August: Notices: List of and particulars pertaining to voting stations and mobile voting stations
25 August at 17h00: Cut-off date and time for submission of nomination of candidates
26 August: Notify party/independent nominator of non-compliance of outstanding candidate documents
29 August at 17h00: Cut-off date and time for party/independent to submit outstanding ward candidate documents
1 September: Compilation and certification of lists of candidates contesting a ward
1 September: Issue certificates to candidates
1 September:  Opening of applications for special votes
5 September: Closing of applications for special votes
16 September: Special votes at voting stations and special vote home visits – 08h00 to 17h00
17 September: By-election date