{"id":33585,"date":"2026-05-03T09:06:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T07:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=33585"},"modified":"2026-05-03T09:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T07:06:19","slug":"sa-ramps-up-voter-drive-ahead-of-november-local-elections","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/sa-ramps-up-voter-drive-ahead-of-november-local-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"\u200b SA ramps up voter drive ahead of November local elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa (SA) says it will intensify efforts to get more eligible voters registered ahead of the country\u2019s upcoming local government elections.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that the polls will take place on November 4, setting the stage for a nationwide voter mobilisation campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The IEC is urging citizens to register in the ward where they live, stressing that voters will not be allowed to cast their ballots outside their designated voting districts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Masego Sheburi says the commission will roll out its election campaign later this month, with a strong focus on rebuilding public trust in the democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the heart of the campaign is an effort to rekindle belief in democracy as the preferred way of managing public affairs,\u201d Sheburi said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged growing disillusionment among some voters, but emphasised that participation remains key, adding that restoring confidence also depends on visible and responsive governance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The IEC hopes the campaign will encourage more South Africans to register and take part in shaping local leadership through the ballot box.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":21626,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-33585","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"IEC of South Africa says it will intensify efforts to get more eligible voters registered","published_date":"2026-05-03 08:21:37","news_description":"IEC of South Africa says it will intensify efforts to get more eligible voters registered","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33588,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33585\/revisions\/33588"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=33585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}