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Tension brewing in Ilinge as residents set to challenge election results

Ilinge residents are planning to march to the offices of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality (EMLM) to query ward 4 election results. The residents strongly believe independent candidate…

VIOLATED: Aloevale resident Cynthia van Heerden, left, walks out of Elohim Assembly of God voting station after being barred from voting because of an artificial nail Picture: LUVUYO MJEKULA

Drama at Komani voting station as voter turned away due to artificial nail

Drama ensued at the Elohim Assembly of God voting station in Aloevale this morning as a Komani resident accused the presiding officer of violating her human rights when she barred her from voting because she had an artificial nail on her…

Cope deputy president, Willy Madisha has questioned the independence of the IEC saying the ANC owns it.Image: Gallo Images/Netwerk24/Deaan Vivier

‘The IEC is owned by the ANC’: COPE deputy president Willy Madisha

Congress of the People (Cope) has slammed the Electoral Commission (IEC), charging that it is “owned” by the ruling ANC. This comes after the IEC reopened candidate registration on Monday after the ANC missed the initial deadline. The DA…

Former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke handed over his final report on Tuesday on the feasibility of conducting elections in October. File photo.Image: Sebabatso Mosamo/Sunday Times

Elections should be postponed to 2022 or they will be flawed, says Moseneke

Former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke says local government elections scheduled for October 27 this year will not be free and fair under Covid-19 conditions. As a result, they must be postponed to February next year. Handing over…

The weekend of July 17-18 is the only time would-be voters will have to register for October’s election without having to go to an IEC office. File photo.Image: Sandile Ndlovu

Not registered to vote? You can get on the roll on July 17 and 18

July 17 and 18 will be the last weekend that South Africans will be able to register to vote in October’s local government election without having to go to an Electoral Commission (IEC) office. The IEC said on Wednesday that it would be…

The Electoral Act did not make provision for private citizens to be elected to the national or provincial legislatures as independent candidates Image: AFP/ RAJESH JANTILAL

ConCourt ruling opens door for independent candidates to stand for election in South Africa

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 South Africa. The application, challenging the…

Party posters still on display on street poles

It has been more than a month since the 2019 general elections, but party posters remain on display on street poles in some areas of Komani. EMLM spokesman Gcobani Msindwana said the effective dates for the display of posters for the…

Final day to register for ward election

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has called upon residents of ward 10 to register so they can participate in the by election on August 7 .Today is the final day of registration. Residents can register at four voting stations –…

Call to register for ward election

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has called upon residents of ward 10 to register so they can participate in the by election on August 7 . Registration will take place tomorrow and Sunday (June 22 and 23) at four voting stations…

MYSTERY BALLOTS: Ballot papers from the recent election were found dumped on the side of a road in Komani        Picture: ZINTLE BOBELO

IEC investigates dumped ballot papers

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has indicated that an investigation was underway following a recent discovery of dumped election ballot papers in Komani. The Rep reported (Outcry after ballot papers found dumped near robot, May…

MYSTERY BALLOTS: Ballot papers from the recent election were found dumped on the side of a road in Komani        Picture: ZINTLE BOBELO

Outcry after ballot papers found dumped near robot

Marked election ballot papers which had the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) stamp were found abandoned in Brewery Lane by a resident on Thursday morning. The resident, who preferred not be identified, said the ballot papers were…

IEC welcomes Concourt extension on voters’ roll

The Electoral Commission has welcomed the ruling by the Constitutional Court granting an extension to November 2019 for the Electoral Commission to update the voters’ roll with addresses for all voters. In a statement today, the…

Final voter registration weekend in January

The Electoral Commission has announced the dates for its second and final voter registration weekend for the 2019 national and provincial elections. The country’s 22 932 voting stations will open from 8am to 5pm on Saturday January 26 and…