Abantu baseNingizimu Afrika abaphuthelwe yimpelasonto yokugcina yokubhalisela abavoti basenesikhathi kuze kube phakathi kwamabili ngoLwesihlanu, mhla ziyi-7 kuNcwaba wezi-2026, sokubhalisela noma sokuvuselela imininingwane yabo yoKhetho Lohulumeni Bendawo luka-2026, ngokusho kweKhomishini Yokhetho Ezimele (IEC). I-IEC iqinisekisile ukuthi izinketho eziningi zokubhalisa, okuhlanganisa i-portal yayo eku-inthanethi kanye nesiteshi esisha se-WhatsApp, zihlala zivulekile kuze kube yisikhathi esinqunyiwe.

I-IEC Igcizelela Ukulula Nokuphuthuma

I-IEC inxuse abavoti abafanelekile ukuthi bangalindi kuze kube umzuzu wokugcina, ixwayisa ngokuthi isidingo sesistimu sivame ukwanda eduze komkhawulo. Ukubhalisa noma izibuyekezo zemininingwane zingaqedwa nge-portal ye-Online Voter Registration noma ngokuthumela 'Sawubona' ku-0600 88 0000 ku-WhatsApp. Ukuze uthole usizo olwengeziwe, abavoti bangashayela isikhungo sokuxhumana se-IEC ku-0800 11 8000.

Izakhamizi zingabhalisa kusukela eminyakeni eyi-16, kodwa yilabo abaneminyaka eyi-18 noma ngaphezulu kuphela abafanelekela ukuvota. I-IEC igcizelele ukubaluleka kolwazi lokubhalisa olufanele, ikakhulukazi kubantu abathuthile, njengoba abavoti kumele bavote esiteshini sabo sendawo esibhalisiwe. Isimo sokubhalisa singabuye sihlolwe ngokuthumela i-SMS ethi 'myID' kanye nenombolo kamazisi ku-32810.

Idatha Yokubamba Iqhaza Kwentsha Nokubhalisa

Ngempelasonto yesibili neyokugcina yokubhalisa ngomhlaka-1 no-2 Agasti 2026, izakhamuzi ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-1.7 zixhumane ne-IEC, cishe ingxenye yokubhalisa okusha ivela kubantu abangaphansi kweminyaka engu-29. Sekukonke, abavoti bokuqala abangu-291,806 babhalisele kanye nezivumelwano ezingu-485,757 ezazihilela izakhamuzi ezineminyaka engu-16 kuya ku-29. Impelasonto yokubhalisa yangaphambili, eyayibanjwe ngomhlaka-20-21 Juni, yayinokubhalisa okungu-2.9 million.

Ekhuluma nomphakathi esitatimendeni esisemthethweni, uNgqongqoshe Wezokubusa Ngokubambisana Nezindaba Zendabuko, uVelenkosini Hlabisa, uthe:

"Hamba uyovotela abantu abazokukhonza. Ngeke kusize ukukhononda uma ungahlanganyeli ekukhetheni ukuthi ubani okufanele abe ngumqashi wakho."

Uphinde wagcizelela ukuthi ukuthuthukisa omasipala kuncike kubavoti abakhetha amakhansela anekhono.

Ukhetho Lohulumeni Bendawo luka-2026 luhlelelwe umhla ziyi-4 kuLwezi 2026. I-IEC izokhipha uhlelo lokhetho olusemthethweni ngemuva kwesimemezelo ngoLwesihlanu, umhla ziyi-7 kuNcwaba 2026.

Ingqophamlando elandelayo ebalulekile yisikhathi sokugcina sokubhalisa phakathi kwamabili mhla ziyi-7 kuNcwaba 2026, lapho kuzophothulwa khona uhlu lwabavoti olusemthethweni lokhetho lwango-2026.