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By Lebone Rodah Mosima
The Electoral Commission will hold a nationwide voter registration weekend on 20 to 21 June ahead of the local government elections.
It has also warned the public about fake voter registration websites and fraudulent recruitment notices circulating online.
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“The intended outcome of the registration weekend is to facilitate access to franchise and broaden electoral participation,” the IEC said at a press briefing in Centurion, Pretoria, on Tuesday.
“The Commission’s position is that an early announcement of an election date is critical to allow South Africans to decide where they will be on voting day, as this directly determines where they register,” it said.
It added that once the election date is proclaimed, eligible voters would have until midnight on the same day to register.
The proclamation will also trigger important timetable steps, including certification and publication of the voters’ roll, inspection of the roll, objections, and candidate nominations.
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The commission said election preparations were advancing steadily, with the Municipal Demarcation Board having finalised and handed over 4,305 wards in December 2025, representing 95% of all wards nationally.
The remaining wards are in four KwaZulu-Natal municipalities: eThekwini, Mkhambathini, Inkosi Langalibalele and Alfred Duma.
The latest ward adjustments had resulted in the subdivision of 1,865 voting districts, or 8% of the national total, with KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng accounting for about 45% of affected districts.
The commission also said its online voter registration campaign was gaining traction. Between November 2025 and March 2026, it recorded 260,205 new registrations, with 128,113 through Voter Management Devices and 132,092 via the online self-service portal.
“The nationwide Online Voter Registration Campaign is starting to bear fruit,” it said. “The current registration activity is a crucial reversal of the net loss on the voters’ roll due to mortality.”
The commission said it was aware of fake websites impersonating its domain and trying to harvest personal information.
“The sites are intended to lure unsuspecting members of the public to share their personal information,” it said.
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“Members of the public are advised not to click on links and urged not to share their personal information (ID number, phone number, address, etc.) on these websites.”
The only official online voter registration portals were RegisterToVote.org.za and www.elections.org.za.
The commission also warned of a false recruitment notice on social media and messaging platforms, saying it was fraudulent and did not originate from the IEC.
“The Commission does not request payment at any stage of its recruitment processes,” it said.
