2026 LGE Elections
IEC expects 5,021 voting stations to open in KZN
Sunday marks the commission’s last day of the voter registration drive for the November LGE.
02 Aug 202608:24 SAST
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2026 LGE Elections
Sunday marks final day of voter registration ahead of LGE
IEC says voter registration started on a positive note on Saturday.
02 Aug 202607:13 SAST
2026 LGE Elections
IEC in Limpopo urges for more voter registrations on Sunday
Provincial Electoral Officer Nkaro Mateta says 75 000 people registered in the province on Saturday.
01 Aug 202621:16 SAST
2026 LGE Elections
Some Dunoon residents show little interest in voter registration
Only twenty five people visited one of the voting stations in this area ton Saturday,
01 Aug 202619:58 SAST
2026 LGE Elections
No additional voter registration weekend before 2026 LGE: IEC
By Saturday midday, Gauteng recorded more than 41.000 voter transactions.
01 Aug 202618:39 SAST
2026 LGE Elections
Mandela Park residents in EC disrupt voter registration
The residents allege that the process to choose ANC ward councillor candidate was unfair.
01 Aug 202617:17 SAST
2026 LGE Elections
All voting stations opened on time even temporary structures: IEC KZN
The province has more than 5 000 voting stations of which 146 are tents.
01 Aug 202614:39 SAST
2026 LGE Elections
Hlabisa expected to proclaim election date after registration drive
The announcement will mark a critical milestone in the country’s electoral calendar ahead of the LGE
01 Aug 202614:05 SAST
2026 LGE Elections
IEC in Gauteng says voter registration weekend started smoothly
Residents in Soweto laments frustrations of service delivery amid voter registration weekend.
01 Aug 202613:48 SAST
2026 LGE Elections
LIVE | IEC briefs media on voter registration progress
The Electoral Commission (IEC) briefs the media on voter registration weekend.
01 Aug 202612:07 SAST
2026 LGE Elections
Home Affairs opens doors to help voters register this weekend
This gives eligible voters an opportunity to, apply for new ID’s and get temporary ones.
01 Aug 202610:13 SAST
2026 LGE Elections
Voting stations open for final weekend of voter registration
The Electoral Commission says 23 699 voting stations are set to operate across South Africa
01 Aug 202609:34 SAST