President Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced that the local government elections will take place on 27 October.

According to Mr Tyrone Seale, acting spokesman for the president, this will be the sixth time under South Africa’s democratic dispensation that voters will elect leadership and public representatives at metropolitan, district and local level.

“The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs will follow the necessary legal process to proclaim the date and undertake other requirements.

“The President urged eligible and especially first-time voters, to ensure they are registered to participate in the elections which provides the basis for development and service delivery closest to where citizens live,” Mr Seale concluded.