IEC ‘Technically Ready’ For Local Government Elections – Mashinini

THE Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) says it is technically ready to conduct the 2021 Local Government Elections.

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Glen Mashinini, made the announcement during the official launch of the 2021 Municipal Elections on Wednesday, where the Commission unveiled a mobilisation campaign aimed at encouraging eligible voters to register and participate in the October elections.

The mobilisation campaign will be rolled out from Wednesday over two phases across television, radio, digital and outdoor channels throughout the country under the theme, ‘Every Voice Together’.

Speaking at the launch, Mashinini admitted that preparing for the country’s fifth Municipal Elections under such uncertain and unpredictable conditions, has presented the Commission with one of the most difficult balancing acts in democratic history.

“The Commission is literally walking a tightrope. On the one side is the tyranny of the elections becoming a super-spreader event, leading to further loss of human