Electoral Commission calls for action as public confidence declines

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is calling on political parties to help rebuild public trust as confidence in the country’s electoral processes and institutions declines.

The IEC leadership has been on a week-long engagement with stakeholders in KwaZulu-Natal including political parties.

This comes as a study by the Human Sciences Research Council showed trust in the IEC and democracy has fallen in the country, with KZN among the provinces with the most dissatisfied voters.

It revealed voter satisfaction in the province dropped from 54% in 2004 to just six percent in 2025. Trust in the IEC is currently at 20% in the province, which is below the national average of 32%.

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