THE 2021 Local Government Elections will be officially held on October 27 this year.

The date was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday night.
 
This year’s polls 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.
 
In a statement, the Presidency said the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, will follow the necessary legal process to proclaim the date and undertake other requirements.
 
“The President urges eligible – and especially first-time voters – to ensure they are registered to participate in the elections which provide the basis for development and service delivery closest to where citizens live,” the Presidency said in a statement.