IKhomishini Yokhetho Ezimele (i-IEC) iqophe ukuthengiselana kokubhalisa abavoti abayizigidi ezingu-2.9 ngesikhathi somkhankaso wayo wakamuva wempelasonto, okwakhuphula inani labavoti ababhalisiwe ezweni laba yizigidi ezingu-28.5 ngaphambi kokhetho lohulumeni basekhaya luka-2026. Naphezu kokwanda okukhulu okuholwa yintsha yaseNingizimu Afrika—i-80% kwababhalisile abasha abangu-477,174 kwakungabantu abaneminyaka ephakathi kuka-16 no-29—idatha esemthethweni ikhombisa ukuthi intsha engaphezu kuka-70% eneminyaka ephakathi kuka-18 no-19 ayikabhaliswa, ngokusho kwezibalo ezikhishwe yi-IEC.

Ukuzibandakanya Kwentsha Kuyakhula Kodwa Ukungabaza Kusalokhu Kunjalo

Nakuba i-IEC yethule imikhankaso eqondiwe kuzo zonke izikhungo zemfundo ephakeme ukukhuthaza ukubamba iqhaza kwentsha kabanzi, intsha eningi isaveza ukungaqiniseki okukhulu ngokuzibandakanya nebhokisi lokuvota. UThapie Teefu, oxoxiswene neSowetan, ucele ushintsho ekubuseni: “Osopolitiki kufanele babe nendlela yokuphatha esukela phansi iye phezulu, lapho izidingo, ukukhathazeka kanye nemibono yethu thina zakhamuzi ezivamile kuyisisekelo sanoma iyiphi inqubomgomo.” Abanye, njengoKarabo Khomo, bakhulume ngokuntuleka kokuthembana: “Ngeke ngithi nginethemba elikhulu kuhulumeni.”

UNompumelelo Vanqa wanezela, “Wonke amaqembu anephutha ngento ethile. Akubonakali sengathi sineqembu elithembekile esingaphendukela kulo.” Lo mbono uvumelana nocwaningo lwe-IEC kanye nolwezinhlangano zomphakathi, oluhlala luthola ukuthi ukudumazeka ngezombusazwe zendabuko kanye nokukhathazeka ngokumelwa kuyizizathu ezinkulu zokungabhalisi kanye nokulinganiselwa kwenani eliphansi lentsha.

I-IEC Iqhubekisela Phambili Ukufinyelela Kwabantu Ngaphambi Kokuvota

Ukuphendula ukungazibandakanyi okuqhubekayo kwentsha, i-IEC yethule umkhankaso kazwelonke osekelwe ekhempasini ngomhlaka-20 Juni 2026 ogxile ekwenzeni ukubhalisa kube lula nokukhulisa ulwazi ngokhetho oluzayo. IKhomishini yamemezela imiphumela yalo mzamo ngomhlaka-22 Juni 2026, iqokomisa umthelela omkhulu wokubhaliswa okuholwa yintsha ngenkathi ivuma inselelo eqhubekayo.

Njengoba usuku lokhetho lusondela, i-IEC kulindeleke ukuthi iqinise ukuba khona kwayo emanyuvesi, emakolishi nasemicimbini yomphakathi ukuze ivale igebe phakathi kwentsha engabhalisiwe, igcizelela ukubaluleka kwesikhathi eside kokubamba iqhaza komphakathi kanye nomthelela osheshayo wamavoti entsha ekuziphenduleni kukahulumeni.

Umphumela walezi zinhlelo uzolinganiswa lapho izinombolo zokugcina zokubhaliswa kwentsha zishicilelwa ngaphambi kokuvota okuzayo.