Extended office hours at home affairs offices for local government election

The department of home affairs will extend operational hours at all its front offices to ensure that eligible voters have access to their identity documents required to participate in the local government elections on November 4.

The department said the extended hours will enable eligible voters to collect their IDs or apply for IDs and temporary identity certificates (TICs).

From November 2 to November 4, home affairs offices will be open from 8am to 6pm to enable citizens to collect completed identity documents, apply for identity documents or obtain TICs where applicable.

On election day, November 4, offices will operate from 7am to 9pm, in alignment with the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s (IEC) operational hours.

“The department calls on South Africans who have applied for identity documents to collect their identity documents and exercise their right to vote,” the department said.