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Gogta MEC Lebogang Maile held a press conference on 06 October 2021 to announce the province’s response from to the ConCourt ruling, which found that the decision to dissolve the Tshwane municipal council was unwarranted. Picture: Eyewitness News.

Municipal elections

Maile appeals to parties in GP to work together ahead of electing mayors

By Veronica Mokhoali

Maile held a briefing on Sunday in Sandton on the reconstitution of new municipal councils and the election of office-bearers across Gauteng municipalities...

  • Former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke at an IEC press briefing in Centurion, Johannesburg on 20 May 2021. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    AfriForum wants more clarity on Moseneke report regarding postponement of polls

    The IEC has accepted the findings of a report that has suggested that the municipal elections be postponed to next year.

    387 days ago
  • Former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke at an IEC press briefing in Centurion, Johannesburg on 20 May 2021. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Moseneke recommends local govt polls be held no later than February due to COVID

    IEC inquiry chairperson, former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke, said that it was not possible that the elections scheduled for October would be free and fair. He said that COVID-19 restrictions would not only affect political parties and their campaigning efforts but also voters.

    392 days ago
  • Former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke at an IEC press briefing in Centurion, Johannesburg on 20 May 2021. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    IEC set to release report on inquiry into having elections during COVID-19

    There were mixed responses from political parties with concerns that the polls on 27 October would be disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    393 days ago
  • FILE: Voting station presiding officer supervising voters as they arrive at a voting station to vote in the by-elections in Ward 30, at Rantailane Secondary School in Ga-Rankuwa on 19 May, 2021. Picture: Boikhutso Ntsoko/EWN.

    IEC launches online registration for upcoming local govt elections

    The municipal election is scheduled for late October, though issues around a potential postponement have been the subject of a special commission of inquiry.

    398 days ago
  • FILE: IEC officials prepare to welcome eligible voters for registration. Picture: Katleho Sekhotho/Eyewitness News

    COVID third wave sees IEC postpone voter registration to end of July

    'The opinion from health experts who indicate that the whole of July is likely to be a period of high infection as well as the impact that the pandemic has had on the preparations for the general registration weekend,' IEC CEO Sy Mamabolo said.

    405 days ago
  • FILE: Voting station presiding officer supervising voters as they arrive at a voting station to vote in the by-elections in Ward 30, at Rantailane Secondary School in Ga-Rankuwa on 19 May, 2021. Picture: Boikhutso Ntsoko/EWN.

    ANC, DA, EFF urge SA youth to have their say at upcoming municipal polls

    People under 35 constitute more than a third of eligible voters in the country, which makes them a hot commodity for politicians ahead of local government elections this year.

    426 days ago
  • FILE: President Ramaphosa said it would be up to the IEC to decide, based on whatever recommendations the inquiry led by Justice Moseneke makes. Picture: GCIS.

    Ramaphosa: Local govt polls going ahead as planned for now

    A formal proclamation of the 27 October date for local government elections must still be made by CoGTA Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, and President Ramaphosa said it would be up to the IEC to decide if the elections will go ahead.

    432 days ago
  • Picture: Cindy Archillies/Eyewitness News

    IEC making strides in updating voters' roll

    To date, staff have confirmed the address details of more than 24 million South Africans who are eligible to vote but IEC chief electoral officer Sy Mamabalo is hoping to build on this as they begin their mobilisation campaign.

    433 days ago
  • FILE: Voting station presiding officer supervising voters as they arrive at a voting station to vote in the by-elections in Ward 30, at Rantailane Secondary School in Ga-Rankuwa on 19 May, 2021. Picture: Boikhutso Ntsoko/EWN.

    AIC adds to calls for municipal elections to be postponed

    Both the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have made similar pleas on the basis of safety fears in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    433 days ago
  • FILE: Western Cape IEC centre say it's ready to open polls Picture: Boikhutso Ntsoko/Eyewitness News

    Plans in place to ensure polls don't increase risk of COVID-19 infection - IEC

    With COVID-19 top of mind, the Independent Electoral Commission has given an update on preparations ahead of local government elections in October.

    452 days ago
  • Former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke at an IEC press briefing in Centurion, Johannesburg on 20 May 2021. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    IEC appoints Moseneke to head review process on holding municipal polls

    Although the commission said that it was confident about its ability to carry out the polls, former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke has been requested to urgently review all relevant factors, including legal and socio-political.

    453 days ago
  • FILE: A voter placing their ballot paper inside a ballot box after casting their vote at the Rantailane Secondary School, in Ga-Rankuwa on 19 May 2021. Picture: Boikhutso Ntsoko/Eyewitness News

    October local govt elections to continue as planned, says IEC

    Speaking at a briefing in Centurion, the IEC's chairperson Glen Mashinini said that they were satisfied that it was possible to conduct elections under the current circumstances.

    454 days ago
  • A screenshot of Action SA's election billboard.

    Action SA's Mashaba slams media houses over 'censorship' of election billboard

    Herman Mashaba's party, Action SA, has released a billboard with names and faces of various political party leaders with labels such as criminal, crook and fraud next to their names. He said that the refusal by media houses to flight the billboard amounted to censorship.

    454 days ago
  • FILE: A voter placing her marked ballots into the local and national ballot boxes on 8 May 2019. Picture: Eyewitness News.

    IEC goes high tech to address voter fraud

    The Voter Management Device, or VMD, also has the ability to capture an address during registration and to verify the address against ward boundaries.

    455 days ago
  • FILE: IEC chief electoral officer Sy Mamabulo addresses those gathered at the IEC ROC for the election results. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    IEC has no policy to employ Sadtu members - Sy Mamabolo

    Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo said there was strict criteria for volunteers and officials that does not include being a Sadtu member.

    456 days ago
  • FILE: IEC officials prepare to welcome eligible voters on the first day of the final weekend of registration. Picture: Katleho Sekhotho/Eyewitness News

    National voter registration for local govt polls set for 17 & 18 July - IEC

    Usually, the IEC holds two registration weekends just ahead of polling day, however, the commission said that it took the decision due to budget constraints.

    462 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on 30 March 2021. Picture: GCIS

    Ramaphosa: Municipal polls an opportunity to make your voice heard

    Speaking at the Freedom Day celebrations in Botshabelo in the Free State on Tuesday, the president spoke against the many challenges facing citizens as a result of problems in the local government sphere.

    476 days ago
  • FILE: A screengrab of ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa was virtually delivering the party’s January 8 Statement.

    ANC is ready for local govt elections - Ramaphosa

    The president was reacting to calls by some opposition parties, including the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), who said that the elections had the potential to be a COVID-19 super-spreader event if held this year.

    488 days ago
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