UMongameli uCyril Ramaphosa uqinisekise ukuthi ukhetho lohulumeni basekhaya olulandelayo lwaseNingizimu Afrika luzoba ngomhlaka-4 Novemba 2026, lapho uhulumeni kanye neKhomishini Yokhetho becela ukuba umphakathi ubambe iqhaza elikhulu ngemuva komzuliswano wokuqala wokubhaliswa kwabavoti ngomhlaka-20-21 Juni 2026.

Uhulumeni kanye neKhomishini Yokhetho Bagcizelela Ukuzibandakanya Kwabavoti

Ememezela usuku mhla zingama-30 kuMbasa, uMongameli uRamaphosa uthe, “Ngakho-ke nginquma ukuthi ukhetho lohulumeni basekhaya olulandelayo luzoba ngoLwesithathu, ngosuku engilunquma manje njengomhla ziyi-4 kuNovemba 2026.” UNgqongqoshe Wezokubusa Ngokubambisana Nezindaba Zendabuko, uVelenkosini Hlabisa, unxuse bonke abahlali abafanelekile ukuba bahlanganyele futhi wagcizelela umthelela wezinqumo zomasipala, ethi, “Izinqumo ezithathwa omasipala zithinta impilo yansuku zonke yabahlali, kusukela emanzini nasekuhlanzeni kuya emigwaqweni, ugesi, intuthuko yezomnotho wendawo kanye nokuphepha komphakathi.”

IKhomishini Yokhetho (i-IEC) ibike ukuthi kubhalise abantu abayizigidi ezingu-2.9 ngempelasonto yokubhalisa ngoJuni. USy Mamabolo, iSikhulu Esiphezulu Sokhetho se-IEC, ukuqinisekisile ukuthi, “Ezinsukwini ezimbili zokubhalisa abantu, iKhomishini ibhalise abantu abayizigidi ezingu-2.9.”

Ukubhalisa Ku-inthanethi Kuhlose Intsha Nabavoti Abaqalayo

Ukuze kwandiswe ukufinyeleleka, i-IEC iphinde yaqala umkhankaso wokubhalisa abavoti ku-inthanethi. Uhlelo olusha luhlose ukwenza lula inqubo, ikakhulukazi kubantu abasha kanye nabantu baseNingizimu Afrika ababhalisela okokuqala, okuyisizwe esingakaze simelelwe kahle ezindaweni zokuvota ngokwemininingwane ye-IEC yangaphambilini.

Ukhetho lwango-2026 lubhekwa njengolubalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukuphathwa kwezindawo okumelwe kanye nokulethwa kwezinsizakalo okuphumelelayo, lapho izikhulu nabaholi bomphakathi begcizelela ukubaluleka kokuba khona kwabavoti abaningi. Kulindeleke ukuthi kube nomkhankaso wokubhalisa abavoti owengeziwe ngaphambi kokuvalwa kohlu lwabavoti, njengoba i-IEC iqhubeka nokufinyelela emphakathini kanye naku-inthanethi.

Isibuyekezo esilandelayo esikhulu esivela ku-IEC kuzoba ukumenyezelwa kosuku lokugcina lokuvala uhlu lwabavoti, kulandela eminye imikhankaso yokubhalisa kamuva kulo nyaka.