NATIONAL NEWS - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has proclaimed 1 November as the new date for the local government elections.
This follows last week’s dismissal of the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC’s) application at the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) to postpone the polls to February 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The ConCourt had ordered the commission to hold the municipal elections between 27 October and 1 November.
Dlamini-Zuma had initially proclaimed 27 October as the date for the elections, but due to the ConCourt’s ruling, the IEC had to amend its election timetable.
Dlamini-Zuma said the new date would be officially proclaimed after the voter registration weekend scheduled for 18 to 19 September.
She was speaking during a virtual media briefing a short while ago.
