By: Sello Theletsane
The Constitutional Court has ruled that the local government elections will go ahead in October.
In Friday’s judgement, the Court dismissed the Electoral Commission’s (IEC) application to postpone them to February 2022.
“The Commission must, within three calendar days after the date of this order, determine whether it is practically possible to hold a voter registration weekend to register new voters and change registered voters’ particulars on the national voters’ roll in time for local government elections to be held on any day in the period from Wednesday, 27 October 2021 to Monday, 1 November 2021,” the court ruled.
It further stipulated that should it be possible to hold a voter registration weekend, the minister must issue a proclamation to determine a date for the local elections within October 27 and November 1.
