Call to digitise voting system

TRANSFORMATION: MINISTER URGES COMPREHENSIVE REVAMP OF IEC ACROSS COUNTRY

- Oratile Mashilo

Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber is calling for a comprehensive digital transformation across the country's electoral system.

Addressing the Electoral Commission of South Africa's (IEC) e-voting conference yesterday, Schreiber highlighted the crucial role of home affairs in supporting the IEC's operations, noting that many of the department's reforms would directly affect the voting system.

He said the changes were not just about digitising existing processes, but also ensuring a transformative improvement in efficiency and security.

"The reforms we are implementing at home affairs are designed to bolster South Africa's democracy," Schreiber said.

"Our goal is not merely to digitise processes, but to make them more secure, more efficient and, ultimately, more trustworthy in the eyes of the public."