2019 elections set for May

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) yesterday said provincial and national elections scheduled for next year would take place in May.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce the exact date for the 2019 polls.

During the update on the state of readiness for the elections, the commission also revealed that there were 26.1 million registered voters on the national common voters roll.

Chairperson Glen Mashinini said he hoped at least one million more voters would be added to the voters roll before registration closes in January next year.

In another development, the IEC released its “Atlas of Results for the 2016 Municipality Elections” – a compilation of the voting data from the elections presented geographically by province, municipality, ward and voting district. – ANA