The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Wednesday announced a date for the national voter registration weekend ahead of the upcoming local government elections.
The IEC has set 17-18 July as the date for the once-off registration weekend.
“Over this weekend all 23 146 voting stations around the country will open from 8 am to 5 pm to assist new voters to register and existing voters to check and, where necessary, update their registration details,” the IEC spokesperson Kate Bapela said in a statement.
Various political parties have asked government and the IEC to postpone the elections to next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) wants the elections to be rescheduled to 2022 while the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) wants the local elections to be merged with national elections in 2024.
The voter education campaign will be conducted on the voter registration day as the build-up to the elections in October.
“In the lead-up
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