President Jacob Zuma has announced that the 2016 Municipal Elections will be held on Wednesday, August 3.
The announcement was made ahead of the final registration weekend on April 9 and 10.
The date selected falls within the “Constitutionally-mandated” period to host municipal elections between May 18 and August 16 this year.
IEC has just announced that the municipal elections will take place on 3 August 2016. pic.twitter.com/ugKW6oEK3K
— SABC News Online (@SABCNewsOnline) April 6, 2016