IKhomishini Yokhetho Ezimele (i-IEC) yamemezela ngomhlaka-22 Juni 2026 ukuthi kubhaliswe imisebenzi yokubhalisa abavoti eyizigidi ezingu-2.9 ngempelasonto yokubhalisa eyayibanjwe ngomhlaka-20-21 Juni, okwakhuphula uhlu lwabavoti lukazwelonke lwabavoti abayizigidi ezingu-28.5 ngaphambi kokhetho lohulumeni basekhaya lwaseNingizimu Afrika oluhlelelwe umhlaka-4 Novemba 2026. IKwaZulu-Natali yayihola ngemisebenzi yokubhalisa engu-691,504, eyakha i-23% yomsebenzi kazwelonke, kanti intsha eneminyaka engu-16 kuya kwengu-29 yayinenani elikhulu lababhalisile okokuqala, ngokusho kweSikhulu Esiphezulu Sokhetho se-IEC, uSy Mamabolo.

Ukuphuma Kwentsha Nokuzibandakanya Kwedijithali

I-IEC ibike ukuthi abantu baseNingizimu Afrika abangu-477,000 babhalisele ukuvota okokuqala ngempelasonto, kanti abangu-80% balaba ngabantu abasha abaneminyaka ephakathi kuka-16 no-29. IKhomishini ikhulume ngemikhankaso egxile entsheni njengezimbangela ezibalulekile zalokhu kwanda. Ekhuluma ngesikhathi sengqungquthela yabezindaba, uSy Mamabolo uthe, “Lezi zibalo zibonisa ukuthi imikhankaso egxile entsheni ithola ukuzwelana nabantu abasha, nokuthi kude nalokho, abantu abasha abalona iqembu elidabukisayo.”

Ingosi yokubhalisa abavoti eku-inthanethi yeKhomishini ithole ukuvakashelwa abantu abayizigidi ezingu-12 phakathi nezinsuku ezimbili, okugqamisa ukushintshela ekubandakanyekeni kwedijithali kanye nokufinyeleleka kwabavoti, ikakhulukazi intsha. Izibalo zokubhalisa ezihamba phambili zaKwaZulu-Natal zigcizelela ukubaluleka kwayo kweqhinga okhethweni oluzayo.

Ukubaluleka Kwesizwe Nokulungela Ukhetho

I-IEC igcizelele ukuthi ukubhaliswa kwabavoti okunembile kuyisisekelo sokuqinisekisa inqubo yokhetho ebushelelezi nethembekile. USy Mamabolo ubonge umphakathi, ethi, “IKhomishini idlulisa ukubonga kwayo okuqotho kubantu baseNingizimu Afrika kulo lonke izwe, abaphume ngobuningi ngesikhathi senqubo yokubhalisa. Lokhu kuhlanganyela kuqinisekisa ukuzibophezela kwesizwe okuqinile nokuhlala njalo ekubambeni iqhaza okhethweni.”

Ukwanda kokubhaliswa kuza phakathi kokucindezela okuhlangene kuzwelonke kokubamba iqhaza okuphezulu kwabavoti, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwezakhamuzi ezisencane, njengoba izwe lilungiselela ukhetho lwendawo okulindeleke ukuthi luzobumba ukulethwa kwezinsizakalo, ukumelwa komasipala, kanye nezinto eziza kuqala emphakathini. I-IEC izoqhubeka nokubuyekeza ngokuphothulwa kohlu lwabavoti kanye nokulungiselela usuku lokhetho ezinyangeni ezizayo.