Thursday, 16 September 2021

The Electoral Commission declares that it is ready to receive potential voters at registration stations across the country over the weekend. A total of 23 151 registration stations will be in operation from 08h00 until 17h00 on both Saturday

Thursday, 09 September 2021

The Commission is pleased to publicly release the 2021/22 first quarter Party Funding Disclosures Report. This public pronouncement is in terms of the Political Party Funding Act 6 of 2018 and its supporting regulations. This being the first report

Monday, 06 September 2021

The Commission has already taken measures to ensure that it complies with the orders of the Constitutional Court relating to the conduct of municipal elections by 1 November 2021. Although the orders were handed down without a reasoned judgement

Monday, 06 September 2021

The Electoral Commission notes the order handed down by the Constitutional Court in which it dismissed an application by the Commission to defer the upcoming general Local Government Elections scheduled for 27 October 2021. The implications of the

Tuesday, 24 August 2021

In line with the Electoral Timetable, the first stage of the candidate nomination process concluded last night. The deadline for the submissions was 21h00. There is currently work in progress to collate all the nomination information. The preliminary figures indicate the total number of candidates standing at 59 272, including those captured through the Online Candidate Nomination System, as well manually in the local office of the Commission.

Monday, 23 August 2021

Political parties and independent candidates intending to contest the Local Government Elections scheduled for 27 October 2021 have until end of business today to submit their nominations and prescribed election deposits.

Wednesday, 18 August 2021

Political parties and independent candidates intending to contest the Local Government Elections scheduled for 27 October 2021 have less than a week to submit their candidate lists or nomination or ward candidate details. In terms of the election

Wednesday, 04 August 2021

The Electoral Commission has taken note of yesterday’s proclamation of the 2021 Local Government Elections by the Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. The proclamation follows legally sanctioned consultation processes between the Minister and

Friday, 23 July 2021

The Electoral Commission has carefully considered and resolved to adopt the final report of the ‘Inquiry into Ensuring Free and Fair Elections during COVID-19’ by former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke. The Commission accepts the rational and the central

Tuesday, 20 July 2021

The Electoral Commission today received the final report of the Inquiry into Ensuring Free and Fair Elections during Covid-19 from former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke. The Commission will urgently study the report and its recommendations before making