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Elections 2021: South Africans can still register online until midnight
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has pleaded for patience as its voter registration online portal continues to experience heavy traffic.…
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IEC apologises for Voter Portal glitches
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has apologized for the glitches with the Voter Portal. People trying to register via the…
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IEC reiterates you don’t have to be vaccinated to vote
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has emphasized that you don’t have to be vaccinated in order to take part in…
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Constitutional Court ruling doesn’t stop IEC from amending elections timetable
The majority judgment of the Constitutional Court said on Saturday that its order did not require or preclude the Independent…
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IEC on high alert for protests in Gauteng ahead of voter registration weekend
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in Gauteng on Friday said the voter registration weekend could trigger service delivery protests. At…
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IEC: Home Affairs offices will be open on voter registration weekend for IDs
As the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) prepares for voter registration this weekend, Home Affairs offices will also be open to…
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IEC puts in request for election day to be declared a public holiday
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has officially requested that election day be declared a public holiday. Chief Electoral Officer Sy…
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All systems go for registration weekend, says IEC
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says over 23,000 registration stations will be operating this weekend. Over 48,000 registration officials are…
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Insinuating bias against IEC is a dangerous path to tread, says Mamabolo
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said the allegations of bias and undue influence against it by political parties involved in…
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Phaahla: Govt working closely with IEC and political parties ahead of polls
Health Minister Joe Phaahla said that the government was working closely with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and political parties…
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Julius Malema: EFF survives on money from Parliament, IEC and party levies
EFF leader Julius Malema is adamant his party did not declare its funding sources to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)…
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IEC hits the ground running ahead of November elections
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has hit the ground running with its plans to hold elections within the next two…
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ANC rejects IEC capture accusations
The African National Congress’s (ANC) Deputy Secretary-General Jessie Duarte has rejected accusations that the party has captured the Independent Electoral…
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IFP concerned over candidate list reopening
IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa says his party has concerns about the decision to reopen the candidate list. The Independent Electoral…
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DA to legally oppose candidate nominations reopening
The Democratic Alliance says it will challenge the IEC’s amended timetable in court. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is set…
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IEC to determine whether it’s possible to hold voter registration weekend
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will on Monday determine whether it’s possible to hold a voter registration weekend before local…
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IEC scrambles to meet Constitutional Court election deadline
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is rushing to meet Monday’s deadline to consider whether it would be practically possible to…
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EFF warns IEC against misinterpreting Constitutional Court order as excuse to save ANC
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has warned the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) against misrepresenting a Constitutional Court (ConCourt) order handed…
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ANC explains U-turn on legal bid to register poll candidates
After making a U-turn on its court bid to force the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to extend its deadline for…
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Helen Zille suspicious of ANC’s electoral court withdrawal
The African National Congress (ANC) has reportedly withdrawn its application to the electoral court to force the Independent Electoral Commission…
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IEC still waiting for court papers from ANC regarding reopening registration
While the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is yet to receive papers from the African National Congress (ANC) forcing it to…
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Last day to nominate candidates for local government elections
Political parties and independent candidates intending to contest the municipal elections have until 5 pm on Monday to submit their…
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IEC tells court that local govt poll won’t be credible if held before November
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) told the Constitutional Court that if the local government elections were held before November, they…
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Constitutional Court questions why IEC didn’t approach Parliament to postpone elections
Proceedings got underway in the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) after an application for the postponement of the local government elections brought…
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ANC hits back at parties opposing IEC application for elections postponement
The African National Congress (ANC) has clapped back at opposition parties and organizations who have applied at the Constitutional Court…
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ANC set to install Ace Magashule ally as Mangaung mayor
The Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality is set to elect a new executive mayor on Monday during a special council seating. This…
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IEC to launch urgent Constitutional Court application to postpone local elections
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will launch an urgent application on Wednesday at the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) to have the…
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IEC: Election proclamation has implications
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said on Tuesday that the proclamation of local government elections by Cooperative Governance and Traditional…
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Delaying elections by more than four months will undermine people’s rights, says IEC
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) told Parliament on Friday that postponing the local government elections by more than four months…
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IEC to head to court to have local govt elections postponed
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Friday endorsed the findings of a panel that looked into the fairness of the…
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Preparations to elect new Joburg mayor underway
Speaker of the City of Johannesburg Nonceba Molwele on Monday said they were currently working with the Independent Electoral Commission…
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COVID-19: IEC moves voter registration amid 3rd wave
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has on Wednesday moved the planned voter registration weekend out by two weeks because of…
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Over R400 000 for parties to contest local elections
Political parties and independent candidates could see themselves pay a deposit of more than R400,000 to contest the 2021 municipal…
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Minister Motsoaledi says IEC is preparing for municipal elections in October
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has said the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) was continuing with preparations for the local government…
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Local govt polls going ahead as planned for now, says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that local government elections would go ahead as planned on 27 October for now and that…
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Over 200 political parties to contest municipal elections
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says more than 200 political parties will contest the 2021 municipal elections. On Wednesday morning,…
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Independent Electoral Commission goes high tech to address voter fraud
A new electronic device promises to address voter fraud. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said that the portable registration devices…
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IEC announces one-off voter registration weekend ahead of polls
Ahead of the local government elections later this year, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced dates for a national…
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IEC not ruling out postponement of local govt elections
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is not ruling out the possibility of postponing the local government elections on 27 October…
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Cyril Ramaphosa announces local government elections date
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the date for the 2021 local government elections. In a statement on Wednesday evening, the…
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IEC making serious COVID-19 adjustments to preparations for local government polls
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said that it had had to make serious adjustments to prepare for local government elections…
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IEC calls on eligible voters to register for May by-elections
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Friday called on eligible South Africans to register to vote during this weekend’s voter…
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UDM calls for postponement of local govt elections
Despite political gatherings being allowed under the country’s alert level 1 lockdown, the UDM has raised its concern about campaigning…
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IEC ready to implement Political Party Funding Act ahead of local govt polls
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it is ready to implement the Political Party Funding Act when it comes into…
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IEC deem latest round of by-elections a success despite low turnout
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has deemed the latest round of by-elections a success. The voting took place in 24…
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IEC ready for by-elections on Tuesday and Wednesday
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says that everything is in place for the by-elections to be held across the country…
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IEC more than prepared for Wednesday’s by-elections
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Monday said it was more than prepared for Wednesday’s almost 100 by-elections. South Africa…
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IEC – All systems go for upcoming by-elections
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has confirmed by-election results would be announced at 12 pm on Thursday, 12 November. The…
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Action SA application to register as political party rejected
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has rejected the registration of Action SA as a political party. This is because of…
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Sheila Senkubuge was a citizen at time of Tshwane appointment, according to voters’ roll – IEC
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has confirmed that former MMC of roads and transport in the City of Tshwane Sheila…
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