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Voter registration will be held this weekend for 10 municipal ward by-elections scheduled to take place in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the Western Cape provinces on Wednesday, 28 June 2023.

Voting stations in the wards listed below will be open this Saturday, 13 May 2023 and Sunday, 14 May 2023, from 08h00 to 17h00 to allow all eligible voters to register and for current voters to check their registration

details and to provide/update address details where necessary. 

Voters should take their identity document (ID) with them – either a green barcoded ID book, a smartcard ID, or a valid Temporary ID Certificate. They will also need to complete their physical home address on registration

or provide sufficient particularities of their place of residence. Documented proof of address (e.g. a municipal account) is not required. 

Voters may also check and update their details at their local (municipal) Electoral Commission (IEC) office on weekdays during office hours. 

Voters are reminded that it is a criminal offence to register and vote in a ward in which they are not ordinarily resident. 

By-elections will be held in the following wards:

In Gauteng 

Ward 07 in the City of Johannesburg Municipality - JHB, with 19 664 registered voters, which became vacant as a result of the councillor’s resignation. Registration and voting will take place at the following stations:

Voting District/Station Number

Voting District

32861044

ENNERDALE EVANGELIC CHURCH

32861055

MID-ENNERDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL

32861066

FRED NORMAN SECONDARY SCHOOL

32861077

FINETOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL

32862360

BUYANI PRIMARY SCHOOL

32862854

AL TAWHEED FOUNDATION

32862865

FINETOWN ASSEMBLY OF GOD

32863417

ENNERDALE EXT 1 COMMUNITY HALL

32863631

WINNIE MABASO FOUNDATION

Ward 83 in the City of Tshwane Municipality – TSH, with 14 224 registered voters, which became vacant as a result of the councillor’s resignation. Registration and voting will take place at the following stations:

Voting District/Station Number

Voting District

32950212

WATERKLOOF HOËRSKOOL

32950829

SCOUT CENTRE

32950896

TENT NEXT TO RADEMEYERS  CONSERVATION CENTRE

32950908

CONSTANTIA PARK LAERSKOOL

32951099

NG KERK PRETORIA OOSTERLIG

32952584

TENT AT RUBENSTEIN & PRIMULA CENTRE

32952887

GLENSTANTIA PUBLIC LIBRARY

32953192

THE GLEN HIGH SCHOOL

In KwaZulu-Natal 

Ward 11 in eThekwini Municipality – ETH, with 19 422 registered voters, which became vacant as a result of the councillor’s resignation. Registration and voting will take place at the following stations:

Voting District/Station Number

Voting District

43360512

LAKEHAVEN SECONDARY SCHOOL

43360523

BRIARDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL

43360578

PARKVALE PRIMARY SCHOOL

43360589

FERNDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL

43360590

HILLVIEW SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

43360602

ROSELAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

43360613

BARRACUDA PRIMARY SCHOOL

43362042

QUARRY HEIGHTS PRIMARY SCHOOL

Ward 05 iNkosi Langalibalele Municipality – KZN237, with 3 870 registered voters, which became vacant as a result of the councillor’s membership being terminated from the party. Registration and voting will take place at the following stations:

Voting District/Station Number

Voting Station Details

43691878

GEZA PRIMARY SCHOOL

43691946

PHUMALANGA PRIMARY SCHOOL

43693386

MPUMELELO HIGH SCHOOL

Ward 14 in the iNkosi Langalibalele Municipality – KZN237, with 3 575 registered voters, which became vacant as a result of the councillor’s membership being terminated from the party. Registration and voting will take place at the following stations:

Voting District/Station Number

Voting District

43692071

THEMBA PRIMARY SCHOOL

43692116

MATHAMO COMBINED PRIMARY SCHOOL

43692802

SQALOKUSHA PRIMARY SCHOOL

43693364

GOODHOME TENT

43693500

THE AFRICAN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Ward 21 in the iNkosi Langalibalele Municipality – KZN237, with 4 612 registered voters, which became vacant as a result of the councillor’s membership being terminated from the party. Registration and voting will take place at the following stations:

Voting District/Station Number

Voting District

43691744

MTHANIYA COMBINED SCHOOL

43691845

FLORENCE BOOTH PRIMARY SCHOOL

43691913

MNGWENYA PRIMARY SCHOOL

43692701

NO VOTING STATION

43693241

MKHOLOMBE PRIMARY SCHOOL

43750021

EZITENDENI COMMUNITY HALL

43750043

FERDINAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

Ward 29 in Alfred Duma Municipality – KZN238, with 4 332 registered voters, which became vacant as a result of the councillor’s membership being terminated from the party. Registration and voting will take place at the following stations:

Voting District/Station Number

Voting District

43690934

EMLILWENI COMBINED PRIMARY SCHOOL

43690945

MNYANDA LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL

43690967

MGABO PRIMARY SCHOOL

43691047

BHEKABATHEMBU HIGH SCHOOL

43691069

MHLUMAYO PRIMARY SCHOOL

43691070

OQUNGWENI HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL

43691294

ISIBANKWA LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL

43692565

MHLONGAMVULA  TEMPORAL VOTING STATION (TENT)

In Mpumalanga

 Ward 12 in Mkhondo Municipality – MP303, with 3 222 registered voters, which became vacant as a result of the councillor’s death. Registration and voting will take place at the following stations:

Voting District/Station Number

Voting District

54320048

ETHANDAKUKHANYA COMMUNITY HALL

54320127

AMADLELO ALUHLAZA HIGH SCHOOL

 Ward 14 in the Steve Tshwete Municipality – MP313, with 3 374 registered voters, which became vacant as a result of the councillor’s resignation. Registration and voting will take place at the following stations:

Voting District/Station Number

Voting District

54600151

STEVE TSHWETE BANQUET HALL

54600230

NG KERK

In Western Cape 

Ward 107 in the City of Cape Town Municipality – CPT, with 19 938 registered voters, which became vacant as a result of the councillor’s resignation. Registration and voting will take place at the following stations:

Voting District/Station Number

Voting District

97120144

BLOUBERGRANT HIGH SCHOOL

97120155

BLOUBERG RIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL

97120380

SAILS ROAD PARK TENT

97120414

CBC ST JOHNS SCHOOL

97120537

FULL GOSPEL CHURCH OF GOD PARKLANDS HALL)

97120627

SUNNINGDALE PRIVATE SCHOOL

Special voting will take place at voting stations as well as through home visits on 27 June 2023 between 08h00 and 17h00. Voters wishing to apply to cast a special vote can apply at their local IEC office during office hours between 12 June and 15 June 2023.

Applications for special votes can also be made online via the IEC’s website, www.elections.org.za(link is external). Once voters have applied online they will receive an SMS notifying them of the outcome when their application has been processed. They can also check the status of their special vote application online at www.elections.org.za(link is external). 

Voters can also apply for special votes via cellphone by SMSing their identity number to 32249 (charged at R1). The SMS application facility is only available for those applying to cast a special vote at their voting station and NOT for home visits. 

For more information on these by-elections contact your local (municipal) IEC office weekdays during office hours. Contact details for all IEC offices are available on the IEC website at www.elections.org.za(link is external) under Contact Us. 

Voters are no longer required to wear masks or face coverings within a voting station, although they may continue to do so at their discretion. Similarly, voters are no longer required to sanitise their hands on entry to voting stations, but may do so if they wish. 

For media queries: Please contact Kate Bapela on 082 600 6386

For media interviews: Please email requests to spokesperson@elections.org.za(link sends e-mail)

Election timetable for all municipal by-elections called on or before 19 May 2023 to be held on 28 June 2023 

The cut-off dates for the various electoral processes for these by-elections are as follows:

19 May 2023

Notice calling the by-election on or before, and opening of nomination of candidates

22 May 2023

Open inspection voters’ roll for objections

29 May 2023

Close inspection voters’ roll for objections

02 June 2023

Electoral Commission to decide on objections to voters’ roll

05 June 2023

Certification of voters’ roll

05 June 2023

Cut-off date and time for submission of nomination of candidates

06 June 2023

Cut-off date to notify party/independent nominator of non-compliance of outstanding candidate documents

09 June 2023

Notices: List of and particulars pertaining to voting stations and mobile voting stations 

09 June 2023

The cut-off date for party/independent nominator to submit ID copy and/or signed Acceptance of Nomination

12 June 2023

Opening of applications for special votes

12 June 2023

Compilation and certification of lists of candidates contesting a ward

12 June 2023

Issue certificates to candidates

15 June 2023

Closing of applications for special votes

27 June 2023

Special votes at voting stations and special vote home visits, 08h00 to 17h00

28 June 2023

By- election date

                                                   (Note: All deadlines are at 17h00 on the date listed)

Issued by The Electoral Commission