IEC Chairperson Mosotho Moepya (2nd left) at the launch of the Electoral Commission's green paper on E-Voting in Cape Town on March 10, 2025. President Cyril Ramaphosa renewed Moepya's tenure for another seven years this week. Image: Armand Hough / Independent Newspapers
Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu As the country prepares for the 2026 Local Government Election (LGE), all eyes are on the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to see how it will conduct its business and protect its integrity. On October 17, 1996, the Electoral Commission Act came into effect, thus replacing the interim IEC, which was created in 1993 to conduct the first democratic election on April 27, 1994.
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