Cost of elections increased due to number of contesting parties
The Electoral Commission (IEC) says the significant increase in political parties contesting this
48 parties to contest upcoming general election
The Electoral Commission says the significant increase in political parties contesting this year’s
WATCH: Signing of the Electoral Code of Conduct Pledge
Political parties sign the Electoral Code of Conduct Pledge hosted by the Electoral Commission at
Political parties in KZN to sign Electoral Code of Conduct
Political parties in KwaZulu-Natal will sign the IEC’s code of conduct on Tuesday.
‘Psychiatric patients have a right to vote’
Mental health care institutions are disappointed that people living with mental illness will not be
IEC urges parties to work together for peaceful elections
The IEC has urged parties to work together in holding a peaceful general election on 8th May.
BLF may see its bid to contest elections challenged
While other political parties ahead of the May 8 Election will be trying to attract the largest
Opposition parties confident in their party lists
Opposition parties expressed confidence in the candidates they submitted to the IEC.
Political parties have until Wednesday to submit candidates list
Political parties have until Wednesday the 13 of March to submit their candidates list to the
IEC sets path to 2019 Elections
With only two months until the 2019 Elections, the Electoral Commission (IEC) has released the
Political parties have until Friday 5pm to submit objections over voters’ roll
Political parties have until five in the afternoon on Friday to submit objections to the Independent
IFP loses two wards in by-elections
The IFP has lost two wards in the province to the ANC in by-elections this week before the election
IEC publishes draft regulations for party funding Act
The Electoral Commission on 1 March 2019 published for comment draft regulations for the Political
Voters’ roll officially closed
On Tuesday 26th February 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared that the 6th general elections
Election day will be a public holiday
The Presidency has confirmed that Election Day will again be a public holiday so that all registered
National and provincial elections
The run-up to the 2019 National and Provincial elections has begun and on 8 May 2019 millions of
Registration still open for potential voters in 2019 elections
With the youth being the Electoral Commission’s (IEC) main target audience for the 2019 National and
Political parties can’t ignore social media power in election campaigning: Expert
Social media is becoming an important medium for driving conversation in the modern world, so it is
PAC faction threatens to shut down IEC offices
The Nyhontso-led PAC has threatened to shut down all IEC offices if the commission refuses to
IEC orders PAC to sort out its political squabbles
The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) could find itself off the Electoral Commission of South