THE Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has released the final lists of political parties and independent candidates that will appear on the various ballot papers in the upcoming National and Provincial Elections.

The IEC published the lists on its website on Wednesday last week and has made them available at all of its offices.

According to the election management body, a new and historic feature in National and Provincial Elections (NPE) 2024 is that independent candidates will contest for seats in the National Assembly and provincial legislatures.

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This is after President Cyril Ramaphosa assented to the law enabling the participation of independent candidates in April 2023.

Six independent candidates will contest for seats in the National Assembly, and six will contest the provincial legislature elections.

South Africa will hold its General Election on May 29, which marks the country’s seventh democratic election.

To view the link of the final candidate lists for the elections, click here.

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