South Africans will know after 5pm on Wednesday which political parties will contest the 2019 national and provincial elections.
According to the election timetable, only those registered political parties that have paid their deposits and submitted candidate lists by 5pm will be allowed to contest the elections. Parties also have until the close of business on Wednesday to submit their lists of candidates to become the party’s representatives in the National Assembly, the National Council of Provinces, and in the provincial legislatures.