As soon as the IEC announced the list of 34 candidates standing to represent you in Ward 57, the OCA tried to track down email addresses for all of them, either through Facebook, google searches or through the political parties under whose banner they are standing. In the end we were able to make contact…
Category: WARD 57 ELECTIONS
Find out who is contesting in your ward
If you haven’t come across this yet, have a look, and find the names of all the candidates in your ward, and see just how many hopeful popcorn parties are vying for your votes! You will notice that many candidates are contesting more than one ward. This is a way of trying to get as…
DID YOU KNOW?
In the last census (2011), Ward 57 ( covering all of 11.3sq kms) revealed a total population of fractionally under 30 000 In the last municipal elections (2016), only 55% of the 19 396 registered voters cast their vote. Of those, 75% voted for the DA leaving the ANC way behind with 11%, EFF 6%…
How Your Vote Counts
South Africa’s local government election system is based on a proportional representation system that combines “first past the post” ward representative, making up half of council, with representatives of parties making up the other half. This is different to voting systems where people might directly elect a Mayor, for example, or “plurality” or “majoritarian” systems…
Local elections: opening hours for voting stations on Monday 1 November
The IEC has confirmed the opening hours for our voting stations on Monday: All booths will open on Monday morning, at 7:00. They will then close later that night, at 21:00. In total, you will have 14 hours in which you can cast your ballot. https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/municipal-elections-2021/when-are-voting-stations-open-what-voting-hours-how-long-monday-1-november/ IEC on FB: https://www.facebook.com/IECSouthAfrica REMEMBER, to vote in Municipal…
Municipal Elections in South Africa Explained
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