IEC Confirms Special Votes for Local Polls. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has said that special votes will ...

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa, says government has intensified preparations for ...

Parliament’s Standing Committee on Appropriations has given the thumbs-up to the electoral and home affairs budgets, but raised concerns about youth voter turnout, cybersecurity threats and illegal ...

The Electoral Commission has officially launched the 2026 Local Government Elections (LGE), marking the commencement of the ...

The IEC said that special votes are available to voters who apply within the prescribed period and meet the requirements.

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is urging South Africans to register to vote, emphasising their constitutional ...

Several political parties have welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that South Africa’s next local government elections will be held on November 4. Ramaphosa made the announcement during ...

The Electoral Commission of South Africa has raised concerns over the growing spread of social media disinformation ahead of ...

The overlap of local government elections with the matric exams could affect youth voter turnout. The local government elections are scheduled for November 4, a period traditionally reserved for the ...

IEC says SA voter roll nears 28 million as youth registrations surge ahead of the 2026 local government elections.

As South Africa gears up for local government elections, young people are leading a remarkable surge in voter registration, ...