South Africans go vote on Wednesday, 4 November, to choose people wey go represent their communities for local councils for di next five years. Wetin those councils decide fit reach inside people house. E affect water and sanitation services, how dem collect waste and how dem maintain roads wey local council dey look after.
South Africa Electoral Commission report 29.2 million registered voters and 23,696 voting stations. Di plan na to vote from 7 for morning reach 9 for night local time, for public holiday. Di number for register show how many people qualify to take part. E no tell us how many people actually drop ballot inside box.
One voter fit get different decisions to make. For big city wey get metropolitan council, voter get one paper to choose person wey go represent im ward and another paper to choose party for di council. Di first choice concern one person wey go represent one area. Di second one help decide how dem go share seats according to support wey each party get.
For local municipality, third ballot give voter chance to choose party for district council. Each paper na separate vote. If you dey read figures, dis difference matter. Three ballot papers wey one person drop no mean say three people come vote. Dis local election no be di election for South Africa national legislature.
Some people vote before Wednesday. Special voting happen on 2 and 3 November for eligible people wey no fit come on election day or wey no fit travel reach station because of disability or weakness of body. SAnews report say 1,425,942 people vote for those two days. Na only special votes dat figure cover.
Wetin e mean for you. If you dey follow di election from Nigeria, check whether di figure mean people wey register, people wey vote, or votes for one particular ballot. If result give name of person wey win, check di ward. To see who fit govern di municipality, check how council seats share among dem.