2019 Elections

Most voters ever for 2019 elections

The voters’ roll role has been officially certified by the Independent Electoral Commission, (IEC) ahead of the national and provincial elections scheduled for May 8 2019. In total, 26,756,898 million voters have registered. The voters’…

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None A mother and a child walk past a discarded ballot box at a polling booth in Vuwani, Limpopo. The IEC says 285 parties are expected to contest the national poll. File imageImage: REUTERS

2019 ELECTIONS

10 JAN 2019

84 new political parties hoping for your vote in May elections

South Africans will be spoilt for choice, with no fewer than 285 parties on the ballot paper when they take to the polls in May. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) announced on Thursday that it had received 47 political party…

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