Following a recent ward rezoning, Mount Michael residents are rallying for improved municipal services, aiming to make their ...

Speech by Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa at the engagement session with Mayors of Metropolitan Municipalities in South Africa, Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre. Progra ...

Facing an ‘AI disinformation hurricane’ in the 2026 local elections, the IEC is building a multifaceted shield. Its strategy includes ‘radical transparency’, pre-bunking and strengthened partnerships ...

The ANC will, in the coming days, officially open its process to elect councillor candidates ahead of the 2026 municipal elections, with branches set to begin on 1 April.

The Electoral Commission says it is planning to develop a virtual results operations centre and new public mobile application ...

The number of parties, if they all meet the requirement to contest, means we must place a very unwieldy ballot booklet in ...

“This is a necessary requirement as it ensures that voters vote in a ward election that has a relationship with their place of ordinary residence. In other words, voters vote for ward councillors to ...

With the local government elections fast approaching, the electoral commission will have its first voter registration weekend on the 20th and 21st of June. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) ...

The IEC has kicked off a nationwide push for online voter registration as South Africa gears up for the 2026 local elections.

The Independent Electoral Commission has announced the voter registration dates for the local government elections taking place this year.

A statement by OYSIEC Chairman Dr Babatunde Adeniyi said the new date was as a result of the recently revised Presidential and National Assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral ...

The commission says it has noted a number of false news posts circulating online, some of which appear to have been AI generated.