Date set for national, provincial elections

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced May 29, as the date for the 2024 General National and Provincial elections. 

In a statement issued on Tuesday office of the presidency said Ramaphosa consulted with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on the election date.

Furthermore, he convened a meeting with all nine provincial premiers and the IEC to discuss the state of readiness for the General elections.

The 2024 elections coincide with South Africa’s  celebration of 30 years of freedom and democracy. Therefore, President Ramaphosa has called on all eligible voters to fully participate in this important and historic milestone of our democratic calendar.

“Beyond the fulfilment of our constitutional obligation, these upcoming elections are also a celebration of our democratic journey and a determination of the future that we all desire.

“I call on all South Africans to exercise their democratic right to vote and for those who will be campaigning to do so peacefully, within the full observance of the law.

“We also urge unregistered voters to use the online registration platform to register”, said President Ramaphosa. 

The proclamation to declare the date will be issued in due course.

Meanwhile, the Electoral Commission said 1.2 million new voters have been added to the voters’ roll since November 2023.

“Following registration drives, the voters’ roll now stands at 27.4 million. Regarding the past registration weekend, over 2 million (2 060 754) citizens interacted with the commission by either visiting the 23 303 voting stations or using the online voter registration portal. 

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“The interactions ranged from applying for registration as new voters or updating the registration details in the case of those already registered.

“Of the 2 million transactions recorded, 457 384 or 22% were new entrants on the voters’ roll,” Chief Electoral Officer, Sy Mamabolo said.