The online platform and local municipal offices will remain open for registration and verification of details, until the date of the election is proclaimed.
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has confirmed registering more than one million voters during its first day of the voter registration weekend.
IEC Chairperson Mosotho Moepya thanked those South Africans who visited voting stations across the country to register and check their registration details ahead of the 2024 elections.
Moepya said at the close of registration on day one, the commission recorded more than half a million registrations at 23 303 voting stations.
According to the SABC, there are more than 14 million citizens of voting age in South Africa, mostly young people, who are still not registered for the upcoming national general elections.
The commission indicated that at about 1pm on Sunday, a total of 564 715 registration transactions had been recorded at voting stations across the country.
This cam after the IEC recorded 67 200 online registrations on Saturday, while on Sunday, there were 34 293 online registrations.
KwaZulu-Natal recorded 131 341 registrations; Gauteng 116 284; Eastern Cape 93 839; Limpopo 57 442; Mpumalanga 41 793; Western Cape Cape 38 425; North West 36 834; Free State 33 958; Northern Cape 13 696 and out of country recorded 1 013.
During a media briefing on the progress made on day one of the voter registration weekend, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, Masego Shiburi said they were happy at the turnout.
“Today alone, the online voter registration portal recorded over 20 525 transactions. Of those, 7 234 were new registrations. The platform remains available 24 hours a day until the day on which the date of the election is proclaimed by the President.
“This weekend’s important registration activity comes on the back of two major achievements by the Electoral Commission and these are that the national voters roll has for the first time exceeded the 27-million mark voter registrations. Secondly, the online registration platform continues to yield a return on investments,” said Shiburi.
The commission indicated that the online platform and local municipal offices will remain open for registration and verification of details, until the date of the election is proclaimed by the president.
Last week, IEC chief electorate officer Sy Mamabolo lauded the commission’s achievement of a milestone of 27-million people on the voters' roll ahead of the second registration weekend.
In the meantime, the ANC has thanked South Africans for their turn out at registration sites across the country.
“The African National Congress would like to express its sincere appreciation to the diverse population of South Africa who took time to either verify their registration status or register for the upcoming national and provincial elections.
“We firmly believe that the strength of our democracy lies in the active participation of its citizens, particularly through the act of voting. The ANC is both inspired and humbled by the immense support received by our dedicated activists, led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, in every corner of the nation,” the party said.
The Star