IKhomishini Yokhetho yaseNingizimu Afrika (i-IEC) izovula iziteshi zokuvota ezingaphezu kuka-23,000 kuzwelonke ngomhlaka-1 no-2 Agasti 2026 ngempelasonto yokugcina yokubhalisa abavoti, ngaphambi koKhetho Lohulumeni Bendawo oluhlelelwe umhlaka-4 Novemba 2026. I-IEC iqoke abasebenzi abaqeqeshwe abangu-48,212 futhi yathumela Amadivayisi Okuphatha Abavoti angu-39,641 ukuqinisekisa inqubo yokubhalisa ebushelelezi, ngenkathi inxusa abavoti abasebasha okokuqala ukuba babhalise ngemuva kokuvota okuphansi phakathi kwabantu abaneminyaka engu-18 no-19 emizuliswaneni edlule. Uhlu lwabavoti manje selumi ku-28 million, lusuka ku-27.7 million ngesikhathi sokhetho lukazwelonke luka-2024, ngokusho kwezitatimende ezivela ku-IEC kanye nemibiko yabezindaba.

Amalungiselelo Amakhulu Okusekela Ukubhaliswa Kuzwelonke

USy Mamabolo, iSikhulu Esiphezulu Sokhetho se-IEC, uthe ngesikhathi somhlangano wabezindaba muva nje ukuthi abasebenzi bokubhalisa abangu-48,212—abangu-37,994 kubo abangabesifazane kanti abangu-22,599 bangaphansi kweminyaka engu-35—baqeqeshwe futhi babelwa ukuphatha iziteshi ezweni lonke. UMamabolo uchaze wathi, “IKhomishini iqoke futhi yaqeqesha abasebenzi bokubhalisa abangu-48,212 abazothunyelwa ukuqinisekisa inqubo yokubhalisa abavoti ebushelelezi nephumelelayo kuzo zonke iziteshi zokubhalisa.” Uphinde wagcizelela ukusetshenziswa kwamadivayisi okuphatha abavoti angu-39,641 (ama-VMD), avumela ukuqinisekiswa kobuzwe ngesikhathi sangempela kanye nokuqoqwa kwedatha enembile exhunywe ohlwini lwabavoti.

Ngempelasonto yokuqala yokubhalisa abavoti ebibanjwe mhla zingama-20-21 kuNhlangulana 2026, i-IEC icubungule cishe ukuthengiselana kokubhalisa okungu-2.9 million. Ngenkathi uhlu lwabavoti lulonke lubone ukukhula, i-IEC ibike ukuthi abangaphezu kuka-70% kwabaneminyaka engu-18 no-19 abafanelekile abasabhalisiwe, okwenza izicelo eziqondiwe zaleli qembu zibhalise ngempelasonto ka-Agasti. Izakhamizi kumele zilethe idokhumenti kamazisi waseNingizimu Afrika, ikhadi le-Smart ID, incwadi kamazisi eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, noma isitifiketi sobunikazi besikhashana esisebenzayo lapho zibhalisa; ubufakazi bekheli abudingeki, kodwa abavoti kumele banikeze imininingwane yendawo abahlala kuyo.

Isikhathi Nezinyathelo Ezilandelayo Ngaphambi Kokhetho Lukahulumeni Bendawo

Impelasonto yokugcina yokubhalisa iphawula ithuba lokugcina elisemthethweni lezakhamuzi lokubuyekeza noma ukuqinisekisa isimo sazo sokubhalisa ngaphambi koKhetho Lohulumeni Bendawo luka-2026. Uhlu lwesikhathi, olushicilelwe yi-IEC, luqinisekisa ukuthi ngemva komhla zi-2 kuNcwaba 2026, izibuyekezo ezengeziwe zingenziwa kuphela emahhovisi e-IEC noma ngamalungiselelo akhethekile. UMamabolo ugcizelele, “Impelasonto yokubhalisa abavoti inikeza ithuba lokuqinisekisa ukuthi imininingwane yabavoti ithathwe ngokunembile futhi ivuselelwa ngokufanele.” Ingqophamlando elandelayo kuzoba ukuqinisekiswa kohlu lwabavoti lokugcina, ngemuva kwalokho i-IEC izokhipha izibalo ezinemininingwane ngokubhaliswa okusha kanye nezinguquko. Amaqembu ezepolitiki, kufaka phakathi i-MK Party, akhuthaze abalandeli bawo ukuthi bahlanganyele ngokugcwele ekubhalisweni ukuze baqinise ukumelwa kwabo ezindaweni zokuvota.

I-IEC izohlinzeka ngezibuyekezo ezengeziwe ngemuva kokuphela kwempelasonto yokubhalisa, ngemininingwane eyengeziwe nganoma yiziphi izinguquko zezokuthutha noma izibalo zokubhalisa zizonke.