NONKULULEKO NJILO In a single payment, Mary Slack, the daughter of industrialist Harry Oppenheimer, gave the DA a R15m donation. The payment, made on May 14, appears as one of six made to the DA between the beginning of May and the end of…
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) recently announced that it would be postponing their voter registration weekend due to the ongoing Covid-19 third wave. The registration was originally scheduled to take place this weekend, from…
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is inviting public comment on their proposed election deposit rates for the upcoming municipal elections. The proposed rates were recently published in the Government Gazette and apply to any…
NONKULULEKO NJILO The Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) is confident it can conduct free and fair local government elections despite challenges posed by Covid-19 and a big budget cut. The commission’s budget was reduced by R35m, which went…
The Independent Electoral Commission has announced that in order to clear the backlog of by-elections which has formed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it will be holding all postponed elections simultaneously on November 11. Elections will…
ANDISIWE MAKINANA The Electoral Commission (IEC) is considering online voting in SA, but is keeping mum about the details for now, saying a proposal is being developed. “In order to increase the efficiencies in the electoral process and…
The Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that the Electoral Act was unconstitutional — opening the door for independent candidates to stand for national and provincial elections in SA. The application, challenging the constitutionality…
South Africans will get to choose from a record 48 parties for the national elections on May 8. The Independent Electoral Commissions’s (IEC) chief electoral officer, Sy Mamabolo, announced on Wednesday that there are 19 more political…
According to the latest report by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), over 700,00 new voters registered during the final registration weekend last Saturday and Sunday. This brings the total number of registered voters up to…
