Tag: voting

To give all eligible South Africans the opportunity to vote in the local elections on 3 August 2016, the day has been declared a...

She was motivated to register to vote in the upcoming local elections because she hoped South Africa would be a better country than it...

  Johannesburg, Thursday 8 May 2014 – The Brand South Africa Board of Trustees today extended its appreciation to South Africans for coming out in...

Thabo Mbeki was among those who cast their special votes on Tuesday. The former president, who will be in Nigeria for the World Economic Forum on Africa summit on Wednesday, urged his fellow South Africans to go out and vote, saying: "We have an obligation to those thousands who died for this freedom".

Brand South Africa is continuing with its Play Your Part / Sowetan Dialogue, with the latest in the series set to take place in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, on 25 April, with a focus on leadership.

Hey, we get a day off work ... South African comedians, musicians, actors and ordinary working people have come together for a video campaign to urge everyone in the country, come Wednesday 7 May, to just get out and vote.

Why vote? Am I eligible to vote? Where do I vote? What are my rights as a voter? Read our plain English answers to these and many more questions about South Africa's 2014 elections.

A statutory body established in terms of the Electoral Commission Act to promote and safeguard democracy in South Africa.

In 2014 South Africa will not only celebrate 20 years of freedom from apartheid, it will also hold the country's fifth national democratic elections. Play Your Part by registering to vote in the upcoming elections - our democracy was hard-earned through decades of activism and sacrifice, and should not be allowed to go to waste.

In 2014 South Africa will not only celebrate 20 years of freedom from apartheid, it will also hold the country's fifth national democratic elections. With the second and final round of voter registration set for 8 and 9 February, we bring you a complete guide to registering for the elections.