{"id":999,"date":"2026-08-01T12:12:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T10:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/home-affairs-extends-office-hours-to-boost-voter-registration-for-2026-elections\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T12:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T10:12:52","slug":"home-affairs-extends-office-hours-to-boost-voter-registration-for-2026-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/umnyango-wezasekhaya-welula-amahora-okusebenza-ukuze-kuthuthukiswe-ukubhalisela-abavoti-okhethweni-luka-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"UMnyango Wezasekhaya Welula Amahora Ehhovisi Ukuze Uthuthukise Ukubhalisela Abavoti Okhethweni Luka-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

UMnyango Wezasekhaya welule amahora okusebenza ezweni lonke ngomhlaka-1 no-2 Agasti 2026, uvula kusukela ngo-8:00 kuya ku-17:00, ukusekela abantu baseNingizimu Afrika ababhalisela ukhetho oluzayo lohulumeni basekhaya. Lesi sinyathelo siqinisekisa ukuthi izakhamuzi zingafaka izicelo futhi zilande amakhadi e-Smart ID, njengoba amakhadi angaphezu kuka-370,000 alindele ukuqoqwa okwamanje, ngokusho komnyango. IKhomishini Yokhetho yaseNingizimu Afrika (i-IEC) iqinisekisile ukuthi iziteshi zokuvota ezingu-23,706 zivuliwe ezweni lonke ukuze kube lula ukubhalisa, kanti uhlu lwabavoti lukazwelonke selukhule lwaba yizigidi ezingu-28, lusuka kuzigidi ezingu-27.7 ngo-2024.<\/p>\n

Ukusatshalaliswa kwe-Smart ID kanye nesikhalazo sikahulumeni<\/h4>\n

UNgqongqoshe Wezasekhaya uDkt Leon Schreiber uthe ukwelula amahora kubalulekile ukuze kube nokuhlanganyela kwentando yeningi, ethi, \u201cNgokwelula amahora okusebenza ezweni lonke ngesikhathi sempelasonto yokuBhalisa Abavoti, uMnyango Wezasekhaya wenza kube lula ngezakhamuzi ukuthola ama-Smart ID Cards abawadingayo ukuze babhalise futhi bahlanganyele entando yeningi yethu.\u201d Amakhadi e-Smart ID angaphezu kuka-370,000 asalokhu engaqoqwa, futhi umnyango unxuse abanikazi bamakhadi ukuthi basebenzise amahora okusebenza engeziwe.<\/p>\n

Isikhulu Esiphezulu Sokhetho se-IEC, uSy Mamabolo, sikhuthaze umphakathi ukuthi ubuyekeze imininingwane yomuntu siqu futhi ubhalise eziteshini ezikhethiwe, ethi, \u201cSinxusa bonke abantu baseNingizimu Afrika abafanelekile ukuthi basebenzise ngokugcwele impelasonto yokubhalisa abavoti ukuze babhalise, baqinisekise, noma bavuselele imininingwane yabo ohlwini lwabavoti.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ukukhula Kohlu Lwabavoti Nezidingo Zesifunda<\/h4>\n

I-IEC ibike ukuthi uhlu lwabavoti lukazwelonke manje selumi ku-28 million, okubonisa ukwanda kokubamba iqhaza kanye nesithakazelo somphakathi kusukela okhethweni lukamasipala luka-2024. Okhethweni lukamasipala luka-2026, abantu baseNingizimu Afrika kumele bavote esifundeni esithile sokuvota lapho babhalise khona, njengoba kungekho mthetho ovumela ukuvota kwesinye isifunda.<\/p>\n

Ukwanda kwabavoti ababhalisiwe kanye nemizamo kahulumeni eqondiwe kugcizelela ukubaluleka kokubhalwa kwemibhalo okufinyelelekayo kanye nokuvota okusekelwe ezifundeni ukuze kube nokhetho lohulumeni basekhaya olusobala nolubandakanya wonke umuntu. UMnyango Wezasekhaya kanye ne-IEC bagcina amahora anwetshiwe kanye neziteshi zokubhalisa zibalulekile ekubambeni iqhaza okufanelekile nokuphumelelayo kwentando yeningi. Izibuyekezo ezengeziwe ngezinombolo zokubhalisa zokugcina kanye nanoma yikuphi ukungalungi okubikiwe kulindeleke emasontweni azayo.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UMnyango Wezasekhaya wandise amahora okusebenza ezweni lonke ukuze usekele ukubhaliswa kwabavoti, ngamakhadi omazisi ahlakaniphile angaphezu kuka-370,000 alinde ukuqoqwa ngaphambi kokhetho luka-2026.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[417,651,50,719,731,174,418],"class_list":["post-999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sa-news","tag-2026-elections","tag-home-affairs","tag-iec","tag-local-government-elections","tag-smart-id-card","tag-south-africa","tag-voter-registration"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHome Affairs Extends Office Hours to Boost Voter Registration for 2026 Elections - MK Party<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/umnyango-wezasekhaya-welula-amahora-okusebenza-ukuze-kuthuthukiswe-ukubhalisela-abavoti-okhethweni-luka-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Home Affairs Extends Office Hours to Boost Voter Registration for 2026 Elections\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Home Affairs extended office hours nationwide to support voter registration, with over 370,000 Smart ID cards awaiting collection ahead of the 2026 elections.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/umnyango-wezasekhaya-welula-amahora-okusebenza-ukuze-kuthuthukiswe-ukubhalisela-abavoti-okhethweni-luka-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MK Party\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-01T10:12:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/uMkhonto-Wesizwe.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Siphiwe Khaya\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Siphiwe Khaya\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/home-affairs-extends-office-hours-to-boost-voter-registration-for-2026-elections\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/home-affairs-extends-office-hours-to-boost-voter-registration-for-2026-elections\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Siphiwe Khaya\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/#\/schema\/person\/9f56905371434eb29146240baa3cb283\"},\"headline\":\"Home Affairs Extends Office Hours to Boost Voter Registration for 2026 Elections\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-01T10:12:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-01T10:12:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/home-affairs-extends-office-hours-to-boost-voter-registration-for-2026-elections\/\"},\"wordCount\":323,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"2026 elections\",\"Home Affairs\",\"IEC\",\"Local Government Elections\",\"Smart ID Card\",\"South Africa\",\"voter registration\"],\"articleSection\":[\"SA News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"zu\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/home-affairs-extends-office-hours-to-boost-voter-registration-for-2026-elections\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/home-affairs-extends-office-hours-to-boost-voter-registration-for-2026-elections\/\",\"name\":\"Home Affairs Extends Office Hours to Boost Voter Registration for 2026 Elections - 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