{"id":44417,"date":"2024-07-24T10:32:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T08:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/register-to-make-your-mark-20240717\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T07:19:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T05:19:27","slug":"register-to-make-your-mark-20240717","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/register-to-make-your-mark-20240717\/","title":{"rendered":"Register to make your mark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Voters of Stellenbosch\u2019s Ward 17 should take note that registration for the upcoming by-elections will take place this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to last week\u2019s severe weather conditions the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) moved the registration weekend to Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The local by-election is one of the three taking place on Saturday 28 August, the other two taking place in the Cape Town metropole and the Cederberg municipal area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voter 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