It is now up to SA’s 26.3-million voters as stations open
03 August 2016 - 10:17
Voting stations across the country opened on Wednesday for the highly anticipated 2016 local government elections. The poll may result in SA’s highest voter turnout as a record 26.3-million voters are registered. They are set to be the most contested local elections since 1994‚ with 200 political parties‚ 855 independent candidates and more than 61 000 councillor candidates.
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