Siphelele Nketo 

POLITICAL parties and independent candidates have until 5pm on Friday, August 28, to submit the list of ward councillor candidates and PR candidates to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to contest in the November 4 local government elections.

The window period to submit the names of candidates has been open since August 7.

Interested parties and individuals have to submit their candidate lists through an online system, or alternatively, visit the IEC offices.

Simon Lingani, the IEC’s regional manager in the Harry Gwala district, outlined requirements for contesting in the elections, saying that all candidates must appear in the municipal voters’ roll they are contesting.

He further mentioned that special vote applications will be opened from September 21 to October 12 for individuals who are unable to vote at their voting stations on election day. He said the Kokstad voters’ roll has over 48 800 people registered to vote in elections at 43 voting stations.