MORE than 2,9 million voters registered for the 2024 National and Provincial elections over the weekend.
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced during a media briefing in Tshwane on Monday, 20 November, that the voter roll now has 26,8 million voters, an increase from 26,3 million before the registration weekend.
IEC Commissioner Sy Mamabolo said they are pleased to report that it has interacted with 2,9 million voters during the two-day registration weekend, which took place from 18 to 19 November 2023.
He said most voters visited voting stations to register and update their details, and a total of 196 511 voters used the online portal to do the same.
"Gauteng continues to be inhabited by the majority of the country's population, as well as being the largest voting block at 6.2 million registered voters," he said.
As per the anticipation, young people aged 16-29 accounted for 445 089, or 78,31%, of the 568 374 new voters who registered this weekend.
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"Therefore, the Commission's continued focus on young persons produces a good yield. The Commission will persist with efforts to improve the registration levels of the youth.
"The well-entrenched trend of there being more females on the voters' roll continues; of the new registrations, 298 500, or 52,52%, were female," said Mamabolo.
The Commissioner thanked all South Africans who heeded the call to register for the 2024 National and Provincial Elections.
According to Mamabolo, many also took to the SMS line 32810 to check their registration status.
Mamabolo reiterated that these participation levels in the voter registration process are a demonstration of South Africans' commitment to electoral democracy.
