Voter registration postponed 

SA – The Electoral Commission has postponed voter registration, initially scheduled for 31 July and 1 August, after careful considerations related to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on free and fair elections. 

The move by the commission follows its decision to adopt the final report of the ‘Inquiry into Ensuring Free and Fair Elections during COVID-19’ by former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke. Mass vaccination is a desirable precondition for a safe, free and fair election.

The reports also advised the commission to approach the courts with a view of seeking a postponement of the elections to a date not later than February 2022.

Electoral Commission press release extracts