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Thursday, 02 February 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

Thursday, 26 January 2023

During the by-elections contested yesterday in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo provinces, the African National Congress (ANC) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) retained seats won in the 2021 Municipal Elections. The ANC retained two seats and EFF retained

Thursday, 19 January 2023

During the by-elections contested yesterday in KwaZulu-Natal, the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) each won a seat.  The new DA councillor is:  • Renisha Singh, in ward 28, Msunduzi Municipality- KZN225,

Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Three (3) municipal ward by-elections will take place in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo Provinces on Wednesday, 25 January 2023. The by-elections will be contested by three (3) independent candidates and 14 candidates from six (6) political parties.

Tuesday, 17 January 2023

Voter registration will be held this weekend for six municipal ward by-elections scheduled to take place on 8 March 2023.  Voting stations in the wards listed below will be open this Saturday, 21 January 2023 and 22

Tuesday, 20 December 2022

The Electoral Commission notes with concern malicious content that has been disseminated on Twitter and possibly other social media platforms as part of an orchestrated disinformation campaign around it’s purported involvement in the recent 55th elective conference of the African National Congress.

Friday, 09 December 2022

Voter registration will be held this weekend for five municipal ward by-elections scheduled to take place on 15 February 2023. Voting stations in the wards listed below will be open this Saturday, 10 December 2022 and 11

Tuesday, 06 December 2022

Over 450 candidates from 17 political parties are set to contest the bumper 45 by-elections in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the North West on 14 December 2022. Thirty-nine (39) of these by-elections are as a result of the dissolution of

Monday, 05 December 2022

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

Wednesday, 30 November 2022

The Electoral Commission today issues the second quarter party funding Disclosure Report for the current financial year. This report follows the five similar reports published since the promulgation of the new party funding law on 1 April 2021.

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