Of the total of 681 who touched base with the registration stations, 203 visited to re-register their particulars, with a total of 415 on inspection of the voters’ roll, while 63 registered as new voters.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the DA have already dispatched heavyweights to settlements around the contested ward 9.
DA leader Mmusi Maimane addressed a packed community hall in Spa Park and Koppewaai.
EFF leader, Julius Malema, was also reportedly in engagements with party supporters at Bela-Bela’s Elephant Spring, partly to nudge them on and to speak about the broader programmes of the red berets.
Contesting parties were expected to unveil their candidates for the ward 9 by-elections, scheduled for Tuesday 17 July.
The ward became vacant after the resignation of DA Councillor Kobus van der Merwe.
Waterberg IEC supervisor, Malome Nkoana, said potential voters could still register or update the registration details, by visiting the IEC offices at their Bela-Bela Local Municipality on weekdays and during office hours.
– The Beat
