Local Government Elections Date Announced

Deputy President, Kgalema Motlanthe, has announced that the local government elections will take place on 18 May 2011.

Addressing the National Council of Provinces, Motlanthe, who is acting president while President, Jacob Zuma, is abroad, said the term of municipal councils will end soon.

In addition, Motlanthe has called upon all South Africans to make full use of the last voter registration weekend of 5-6 March 2011, set by the IEC to ensure that their names appear correctly on the voters roll.

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