Sa voter registration weekend
Ramaphosa, ANC to visit communities in bid to encourage voter registration
The Independent Electoral Commission is urging all voters across the country to update their details ahead of next year’s general elections.
Officials closed stations in Mbekweni and Mossel Bay after disgruntled ransacked registration points.
The IEC has called on eligible voters to go to their local polling stations and register.
The IEC says it's missing addresses for almost 16 million voters.
The IEC says over 25 million South Africans are registered on the voters’ roll, and they’ve called on all unregistered voters to do so this coming final voter registration weekend.
Several Independent Electoral Commission voter registration stations across Cape Town have reported the bulk of new registrations are from young people.
Some people visiting registration centres have told EWN they want change in their communities.
IEC staff were forced to set up outside the centre after poor planning resulted in a double booking.
The IEC says it hasn't planned another voter registration weekend.
The main road between Muizenberg and Simon’s Town will be closed to motorists today.
People can register or check their details at voting stations across the country from 8am-5pm.
DA Leader Mmusi Maimane calls on Johannesburg residents to go out and register to vote.
IEC staff were reportedly victimised by protesters in Orange Farm on Saturday.
Authorities say approximately 200,000 people move to Gauteng from other parts of South Africa each year.
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa commended his officers for policing during the registration drive.
Violence erupted in the area on Saturday over poor service delivery.
Over 22,000 voter registration stations are currently up and running across the country.
More than 400 offices countrywide will be open from 8am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Prisoners across the country will be able to register for the 2014 general elections this week.