IKhomishini Yokhetho Ezimele (i-IEC) izokhipha uhlu olusemthethweni lwazo zonke iziteshi zokuvota, okuhlanganisa nemizila eningiliziwe yeziteshi eziphathwayo ezingama-32, mhla ziyi-14 kuNcwaba 2026 ngaphambi koKhetho Lohulumeni Bendawo oluhlelelwe umhla ziyi-4 kuNovemba 2026. Ngokwesitatimende se-IEC, lokhu kushicilelwa kuzovumela abavoti ukuthi baqinisekise izindawo zeziteshi zabo zokuvota ezikhethiwe futhi kusize imiphakathi ethembele ezindaweni zokuvota eziphathwayo ukuthi ihlele kahle usuku lokhetho.

Imininingwane Yokushicilelwa Kwesiteshi Sokuvota

UMosotho Moepya, uSihlalo we-IEC, uqinisekise ukuthi amakheli aphelele eziteshi zokuvota ezivamile nezihambayo azodalulwa emphakathini ngomhlaka-14 Agasti. UMoepya uthe, “Ikhomishini izoshicilela uhlu lweziteshi zokuvota namakheli azo ngomhlaka-14 Agasti 2026. Ukushicilelwa kohlu lweziteshi zokuvota kuzohlanganisa imizila yeziteshi zokuvota ezihambayo.”

Isimemezelo se-IEC silandela isimemezelo sikaNgqongqoshe Wezokubusa Ngokubambisana uVelenkosini Hlabisa sokuthi umhlaka-4 Novemba ubekwe njengosuku lokhetho. Uhlu lwabavoti luvaliwe phakathi kwamabili ngemuva kwalesi simemezelo, kuphothulwa ukubhaliswa kwabavoti ngaphambi kwesizini yomkhankaso esemthethweni. Uhlu kulindeleke ukuthi lushicilelwe ngamapulatifomu asemthethweni e-IEC futhi luhlose ukuqinisekisa ukufinyeleleka kanye nokucaca kwabo bonke abavoti abangaba khona.

Ukulungiselela Ukhetho Lohulumeni Bendawo Lwango-2026

USy Mamabolo, iSikhulu Esiphezulu Sokhetho se-IEC, uthe isikhathi sokhetho esicacisiwe sizoqinisa amalungiselelo futhi siqinisekise ukuthi bonke abathintekayo kwezokhetho bangahlela kahle ukhetho lomasipala oluzayo. “Ukumenyezelwa kosuku lokhetho kunikeza ukucaca kubo bonke ababambe iqhaza kanye nokuqiniseka kokuhlela iKhomishini Yokhetho njengoba siqhubeka nomsebenzi wethu wokuletha ukhetho lomasipala olukhululekile nolungenacala,” kusho uMamabolo ngesikhathi sengxoxo nabezindaba.

Ukwethulwa kweziteshi zokuvota ezihambayo kulindeleke ukuthi kuthuthukise ukufinyelela okhethweni ezindaweni ezikude noma ezinganakekelwa kahle. Ngokusho kolwazi olusemthethweni lwe-IEC, kuzoba neziteshi zokuvota ezihambayo ezingu-32 ezisebenza ezweni lonke. Lezi zizolandela imizila eshicilelwe kusengaphambili yokufinyelela emiphakathini eqokiwe, zisekele ukuzibophezela kwe-IEC okhethweni oluhlanganisa wonke umuntu nolumele abantu. Uhlu lokugcina luzosiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abavoti bangaqinisekisa izindawo zabo zokuvota ngaphambi kokuvota, okuzosiza ekuqhubekeni kahle kokhetho lwango-2026.

I-IEC ikhuthaza bonke abavoti ababhalisiwe ukuthi babuyekeze uhlu olushicilelwe futhi bacacise imininingwane yesiteshi sabo sokuvota ngaphambi kosuku lokhetho.