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Youth flood the voters’ roll
The Citizen
|June 23, 2026
ENERGISED: ENTHUSIASTIC TURNOUT OF 16-29 YEAR OLDS ON REGISTRATION WEEKEND
South Africa’s youth have re-energised the country’s democratic process, flooding the voters’ roll in preparation for the 4 November local government elections, the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has announced.
The latest registration figures show a striking revival of enthusiasm among young people, who now make up the overwhelming majority of new registrants captured at the weekend.
According to the IEC, of the 477 174 new voters who registered at the weekend, 379 767, or 80%, were aged between 16 and 29.
Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo announced the figures at a media briefing, saying the overall voters’ roll had grown to 28.5 million, from 27.7 million in 2024.
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