Online registrations planned for municipal elections, amid Covid-19 third wave
Journalist Izak du Plessis chats to Abrahams about the elections, the registration weekend and Covid-19.
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July 17–18 has been set aside for the only scheduled voter registration weekend ahead of the 2021 municipal elections, and with the country in the grip of a devastating third wave of Covid-19 infections, the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is hoping that a new online registration system for first-time voters will be in place by then. Read the full article by clicking here.