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IEC vice-chair explains electoral process

“Why do we vote?” U3A members familiar with the voting process might have been surprised to hear the question at a recent talk delivered by IEC vice-chair Janet Love at Settlers Park Hall. Love a former ANC parliamentarian and Human…

Fired official downloaded more than ANC, MK Party lists, says IEC

CEO says almost everything in the system was downloaded BY SINESIPHO SCHRIEBER An employee of the Electoral Commission (IEC) has been fired after a preliminary investigation into the unauthorised distribution of ANC and Umkhonto we Sizwe…

Plans in place for voter registration weekend

The Electoral Commission in the Eastern Cape Province says all plans are in place to deliver the second general registration weekend on February 3 and 4, 2024. In the Eastern Cape, 4868 voting stations are set to be operational from 8am…

The Electoral Commission says citizens can register to vote in the 2024 national and provincial elections. File photo.Image: Alaister Russell

Voters’ information not compromised after cyber hack, says IEC

The Electoral Commission (IEC) says voters’ information has not been compromised by a cyber hack. The commission this week warned of an impostor posing as CEO Sy Mamabolo and chatting with voters on WhatsApp to get their information.…

The IEC has approached the highest court in the land in a bid to postpone local government elections. File photo.Image: Sandile Ndlovu

IEC wants Constitutional Court to defer elections to February 2022

The Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) has officially launched a bid in the Constitutional Court to postpone the fifth local government elections. This after its decision to adopt the Moseneke report which recommended elections be deferred…

The weekend of July 17-18 is the only time would-be voters will have to register for October’s election without having to go to an IEC office. File photo.Image: Sandile Ndlovu

Not registered to vote? You can get on the roll on July 17 and 18

July 17 and 18 will be the last weekend that South Africans will be able to register to vote in October’s local government election without having to go to an Electoral Commission (IEC) office. The IEC said on Wednesday that it would be…

IEC toys with online voting in SA, but stays mum on details

The Electoral Commission (IEC) is considering online voting in SA, but is keeping mum about the details for now, saying a proposal is being developed. “In order to increase the efficiencies in the electoral process and to ameliorate some…

t’s all systems go for the final voter registration in KwaZulu-Natal this weekend.Image: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP

IEC concerned about lack of young first-time voters in KZN

More than 5-million people in KwaZulu-Natal have registered to vote in the national elections, but the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is concerned that only a small proportion of them are first-time voters. In a statement issued…