The IEC's chief electoral officer, Sy Mamabolo, said that a continental working group would be established to develop guidelines that would govern the use of digital and social media in elections on the continent.
IEC chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo said that any change to this system would be solely up to Parliament.
Mamabolo has conceded that the commission has room for improvement following this year's general elections.
IEC CEO Sy Mamabolo said the Gauteng was the only province with more work still to be done.
By 11:30 this morning, only 17 of the more than 22,000 voting stations had not opened, and this was due to inclement weather.
The IEC’s Sy Mamabolo says the two days of special voting have helped the party fix glitches that have come to light Wednesday.
Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo says special boot camps were held to train polling station staff over several days.
On 8 May, millions of South Africans will flock to voting stations to make a choice about the country’s future.
The 2.4 million registered voters, more than a quarter of whom will be casting their ballot for the first time, will have not fewer than 299 parties to choose from.
Some 26 million voters are currently registered, with the IEC hoping to add another million more by the end of January.
So far, 26 million voters are currently registered, with the IEC hoping to add another million more by the end of the month.
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it is more than ready for the upcoming elections because plans from 18 months ago are now beginning to come to fruition.
The electoral commission says it’s made significant progress to update the voters' roll to contain addresses of all voters.
The IEC has just over two months to get the addresses of over a million South Africans on its voters’ roll to avoid defying the Constitutional Court.
Sy Mamabolo says he will now aim to sharpen the conduct of staff and run the election process as prescribed.
There will also be a mock election at some schools so young people understand what the different role-players do during an election.
Sy Mamabolo’s comments follow accusations by Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema of vote rigging.
The IEC says those who take selfies or post pictures of their ballot papers could face prosecution.
