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Wednesday, 22 March 2023

Voter registration will be held this weekend for two of the three municipal ward by-elections scheduled to take place on 22 March 2023. Voting stations in the wards listed below will be open this  Saturday, 4 February 2023

Wednesday, 15 March 2023

Three (3) municipal ward by-elections will take place in the KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape Provinces on Wednesday, 22 March 2023. The by-elections will be contested by 12 candidates from seven (7) political parties.  In the

Monday, 13 March 2023

Voter registration will be held this weekend for four municipal ward by-elections scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 26 April 2023. Voting stations in the wards listed below will be open this Saturday, 11 March 2023 and Sunday,

Friday, 10 March 2023

The Electoral Commission (Commission) mourns the loss of MrStephanus Sebastiaan van der Merwe, fondly known as “Fanie” or “SS”. Mr van derMerwe served as a founding Commissioner since the establishment of theCommission in 1997. The Commission has learned that

Thursday, 09 March 2023

During the by-elections contested yesterday in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape provinces, the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) retained their seats won in the 2021 Municipal Elections and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won

Wednesday, 08 March 2023

The Electoral Commission confirms that it was notified yesterday, 7 March 2023, of a proportional representative (PR) councillor vacancy in the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality by the Municipal Manager. A Municipal Manager is the lawfully authorised person to declare

Wednesday, 08 March 2023

For the second year running, the Electoral Commission (IEC) has launched a civic and democracy education campaign aimed at young citizens in tertiary institutions to grow youth participation in South Africa’s electoral democracy. This year, it launched its

Monday, 06 March 2023

Six municipal ward by-elections will take place in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape Provinces on Wednesday, 8 March 2023. The by-elections will be contested by one (1) independent candidate and 24 candidates from 11 political

Tuesday, 28 February 2023

In keeping with the legislative requirements on the publication of political party donation disclosures, the Electoral Commission presents herewith disclosure report for the Third Quarter of 2022/23 Financial Year. DECLARED DONATIONS A total of five

Tuesday, 28 February 2023

The Electoral Commission brings to the attention of the public, the re-emergence of an impostor posing as the Chief Electoral Officer, Sy Mamabolo. The Commission first became aware of the impostor in October 2022 and issued a public alert

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