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Thursday, 22 April 2021

INTRODUCTION The Electoral Commission acknowledges the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that the Local Government Elections will be held on Wednesday 27 October 2021. The announcement allows the Electoral Commission and all other stakeholders to begin

Thursday, 22 April 2021

In the by-elections contested yesterday 21 April 2021, the African National Congress (ANC) retained ten seats and won two seats over the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). The IFP and DA both retained one seat

Friday, 09 April 2021

Voter registration will be held this weekend for forty (40) municipal ward by-elections scheduled to take place in the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces on Wednesday, 19 May 2021. Voting stations in

Wednesday, 31 March 2021

The Electoral Commission is pleased to announce that it is “All systems go!” for the coming into operation at midnight tonight of the Political Party Funding Act (6 of 2018). The implementation of the Act introduces a new

Thursday, 11 March 2021

Voter registration will be held this weekend for fifteen (15) municipal ward by-elections scheduled to take place in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces on Wednesday, 21 April 2021.

Tuesday, 02 March 2021

The Electoral Commission welcomes the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa of a return to Alert Level 1 which has opened the way for the resumption of some political activities including political gatherings of up to 100 people in an

Tuesday, 09 February 2021

The Electoral Court has authorised the postponement of by-elections scheduled to be held during March due to the continued COVID-19 level 3 lockdown restrictions which prohibit political activities. This brings to 24 the number of ward by-elections which

Friday, 29 January 2021

The Electoral Commission has begun its final phase of preparations to implement the Political Party Funding Act (Act 6 of 2018) from 1 April 2021. This follows the announcement last week by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the coming into

Friday, 22 January 2021

The Electoral Commission has noted the signing of a proclamation on the commencement of the Political Party Funding Act, 2018 by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The Electoral Commission welcomes the coming into effect of the legislation from 1 April

Monday, 11 January 2021

The Electoral Commission has once again approached the Electoral Court to postpone by-elections following the implementation of COVID-19 level 3 lockdown restrictions which have re-introduced prohibitions on political activities. The Electoral Commission is seeking the court’s approval to

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