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Following the release of the Second Quarter Disclosure Report on political party funding, it is apparent from the public discourse flowing from the report that a few matters require further elucidation.

Section 9(3) of the Political Party Funding Act, 6 of 2018, and its supporting regulations require all registered political parties to disclose donations above the R100 000 threshold to the Electoral Commission. In turn, the Commission has a duty to publish the disclosed donations..

The clean audit opinion issued by the Auditor-General South Africa is one of the highlights contained in the Electoral Commission’s 2021 annual report which was presented to the National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs yesterday. 

The Electoral Commission has gazetted the names and the final allocation of seats of the 9 473 councillors who have won seats in the 2021 Municipal Elections.

It is my singular honour to stand before you and announce results of these elections which are determined in terms of Section 64 (1) (b) of the Municipal Electoral Act.

The election we have just delivered had, had in its path contours and meandering turns. It was an election characterized by uncertainties at some points in the journey, and possibilities at others. At times, it was perceived as an election in doubts, for we never were sure about its safe conduct. It is an election that created diametrically opposed and intense sentiments in the political landscape.

Progress in relation to the finalisation of the results of the 2021 Municipal Elections now stands at 98.5 per cent of expected results.

Progress in relation to the finalisation of results now stands at 79 per cent of expected results.

3 NOVEMBER2021 at 08h00, National Results Operations Centre, Tshwane Progress inrelation to the finalisation of results now stands at 69 per cent of expectedresults.

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) commissioned the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in 2021 to conduct two studies related to the 2021 Local Government Elections: firstly a Voter Participation Survey (VPS), which was conducted in September-October 2021, and secondly an Election Satisfaction Survey (ESS) conducted on Election Day.