IEC to unveil local govt elections logo

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will unveil its 2011 municipal elections logo in Johannesburg today.

At the event, Chief Electoral Officer, Advocate Pansy Tlakula, is also expected to brief reporters about the electoral body's preparations for the upcoming municipal elections.

The election date is yet to be announced by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Sicelo Shiceka, but it should be some time between 2 March and 2 June 2011.

The 2011 municipal elections will elect members of the district, metropolitan and local municipal councils, who, in turn, will elect the mayors of the municipalities to office.