The voter registration for the seventh general and provincial elections in South Africa closes this Friday. following the appointment of the 29th of May next, as the date of the South African elections. The date was set, last Tuesday, by the President, Cyril Ramaphosa, after consulting the Independent Electoral Commission and the governors of the nine provincial regions. Currently, around twenty-seven million and six hundred thousand South Africans have been registered to vote. The Independent Electoral Commission estimates the number of South Africans of voting age at more than forty-two million. After closing, this Friday, The census is followed by the official proclamation of May 29th as the date of the seventh general and provincial elections, here in South Africa. The Independent Electoral Commission will then publish the electoral calendar, which includes, among others, the deadline for the presentation of candidates for deputies of parliament and members of Provincial Assemblies; the certification of the electoral rolls, the publication of polling places and the date of the special vote. The Independent Electoral Commission ensures that it is working at full speed to organize free, fair and transparent elections in these remaining three months .It is known that more than two hundred South African political parties are registered to contest the already considered fierce elections which, for the first time, will feature independent candidates. The parties are already on the ground presenting their electoral manifestos. This Saturday it will be the turn of the African National Congress to launch its manifesto, in the city of Durban, in the province of Kwazulu-Natal. The Economic Freedom Fighters Party, Democratic Alliance, Building One South Africa and Rise Mzanzi have already done so, just to name a few. The big electoral promises revolve around the challenges that South Africa faces: Unemployment, the high cost of living, crime, corruption and the energy crisis. (RM Pretoria)Source:Rádio Moçambique Online
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