IEC calls on SA citizens to register

SOUTH Africans will head to designated voting stations this weekend to register to vote in the 2021 local government elections.

The elections, scheduled for

November 1, are held every five years in 257 municipalities.

The Constitutional Court recently dismissed an urgent application by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) for the elections to be postponed to February 2022. It ruled that voting must go ahead on any date between October 27 and November 1.

To register to vote, you need to be a South African citizen; be 18 years or older; possess a South African green barcoded

ID, ID card or a temporary ID certificate; and you must register in person.