Overview
- The IEC’s last in-person registration weekend finished with the commission reporting more than 238,000 voter transactions and roughly 30,000 new registrations by midday on Sunday.
- KwaZulu‑Natal led activity with 53,958 transactions by midday and the province opened an expected 5,021 voting stations, including 146 temporary tents that were pitched despite strong North Coast winds.
- The commission deployed over 48,000 trained officials across nearly 23,699 voting stations and said more than 99% of sites opened on time to support updates and new registrations.
- Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa announced he will proclaim the election on 7 August, which will gazette 4 November as the poll date and close the voters’ roll at midnight on the proclamation day.
- Regional patterns show uneven youth sign‑up — eThekwini reported about 5,889 new young registrants — and the IEC stressed the online, data‑free portal will remain available until the proclamation to let eligible voters register or update details.