Inkatha Freedom Party members demonstrate in front of a polling station in Durban, on November 1, 2021 during the last local government elections. What is clear is that the battle for the metros is not straightforward. All political parties must dig deeper to retain or win these metros, says the writer.
Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu
The weekend of August 1-2 marked the last official voter registration period organised by the IEC. In the few days after this date, those who still wanted to register could do so via the online registration option.
The IEC reached several milestones during this last registration weekend. One of them was the announcement by the IEC that over 29 million people are now accounted for on the voters’ roll.
Another achievement was that during this last registration weekend more than 1.7 million people interacted with the IEC either to confirm their registration status or to register for the very first time. As many as 291 806 or 16% of South Africans registered for the first time.
