South Africa's Electoral Reform Consultation Panel expects to submit its report to the Minister of Home Affairs by the end of May 2025. The panel has concluded receiving public submissions on proposals to change the current closed-list electoral system to a constituency-based system. The report is anticipated to address various issues, including electoral reform to curb single-party dominance, individual candidacy rights, and political party funding transparency.
Election officials seal ballot boxes at the end of voting in South Africa 's parliamentary and provincial elections at a polling station in Johannesburg, South Africa , May 8, 2019.Policy analyst Nkosikhulule Nyembezi says there are justifiable expectations to see the report and recommendations aimed at reforming the country’s electoral system.
The panel is expected to submit its report to the Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, before the end of May 2025. Nyembezi says the envisaged reinvigoration of the country’s electoral system will go a long way in keeping politicians on their toes at all times. “There are good reasons to look forward to the panel recommendations, especially because South Africans are voting in a manner that demonstrates that we no longer want a single-party dominance in our legislatures. We hope also that the recommendations will feed into the national dialogue that is much anticipated in a way that demonstrates that the right to stand for public office belongs to individual South African citizens and not just to political parties.
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