{"id":44714,"date":"2024-10-03T19:03:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T17:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/voter-registration-opens-for-manenbergs-ward-30-by-election-20241003\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:00:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:00:31","slug":"voter-registration-opens-for-manenbergs-ward-30-by-election-20241003","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/voter-registration-opens-for-manenbergs-ward-30-by-election-20241003\/","title":{"rendered":"Voter registration opens for Manenberg\u2019s ward 30 by-election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Voter registration for the upcoming Ward 30 By-Election will take place this weekend, where voters are urged to register and check their relevant details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The post was made vacant by the death of Ward 30 councillor Bonita Jacobs in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jacobs \u2013 who represented the Democratic Alliance \u2013 was elected in the 2021 Local Government 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