PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA SIGNS PROCLAMATION ON ELECTION DATE

26 February 2019

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared, Wednesday, 8 May 2019, as the date of the election of the National Assembly.

All Premiers have also declared 8 May 2019 as the date of the election of provincial legislatures.

These proclamations have been published in the Government Gazette.

The President has in terms of Section 50(1) of the Constitution dissolved the National Assembly. This follows a National Assembly resolution adopted on 21 February 2019.

The President has also in terms of Section 2A of the Public Holidays Act of 1994 declared 8 May 2019 as a public holiday throughout the country.

Employers are advised to note the declaration of 8 May 2019 as a public holiday in order to facilitate voting by staff and to encourage staff to exercise their right to vote.

Statement issued by Khusela Diko, Spokesperson to the President, The Presidency, 26 February 2019