South Africa Ready for “Super Wednesday” By-Elections – Mamabolo

THE Independent Electoral Commission said the organization is ready to conduct one of the biggest number of by-elections in the history of the country on ‘Super Wednesday’.

The elections on Wednesday are set to take place in over 90 wards across 55 municipalities.

The commission’s chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo told the media in Centurion on Monday that these are the first by-elections since the interruption by Covid-19.  

“The Electoral Commission is confident that the by-elections will be free, fair and safe as long as all stakeholders conform to the strict safety measures and protocols put in place at voting stations,” he said.

The by-elections are the first to be held since election activities were suspended in March this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and are a “catch-up” of all by-elections postponed between March and September.

Of the 95 by-elections, 20 are in the Northern Cape across 8 municipalities, 19 are in the Eastern Cape across 13