Preparations for the 1 March elections are well under way

ANC candidates FOR a full list of the Joburg candidates, click here DA candidates For a list of Joburg's DA candidates, click here. RELATED LINKS: IEC checks on election documents THE Independent Electoral Commission is currently verifying documents in the run-up to printing ballot papers for the March local government elections. Read more Who is my ward councillor? SELECT your ward number to find your councillor's contact details. If you're not sure which ward your suburb falls into, check out our list of suburbs first. Read more Election date finalised THE date of this year's local government elections has been gazetted. It's Wednesday, 1 March. Read more Time to sign up, Joburg voters told LOCAL government elections are fast approaching; eligible voters are urged to check their details on the voters' roll, and first timers to register. Read more

Election candidates lists now public Joburg's mayor heads an ANC candidate list on which more than half are sitting for election for the first time, while the opposition plans to challenge in every ward across the city. January 26, 2006 By Lucky Sindane THE African National Congress has released its list of candidates for the local government elections to be held on Wednesday, 1 March. There are 121 councillors on Johannesburg's proportional representation list, with the City's executive mayor, Amos Masondo, at the top. The City of Johannesburg, which is the country's largest city council, has 217 councillors, made up of 109 ward councillors who are directly elected, and 108 councillors who are elected in terms of a party list system (also known as proportional representation councillors). In selecting candidates, "more than 400 000 members of the ANC participated in over 2 000 branch meetings", reads a party statement. City Speaker Nandi Mayathula-Khoza and 11 members of the mayoral committee are also on the list. A total of 109 candidates are on the wards list. The party is aiming to ensure that 50 percent of ANC public representatives in local government are women, according to the statement. "This commitment has meant that some male sitting councillors were not returned as candidates. "Consequently, a large number of ANC councillors (more than 50 percent), will be standing as candidates for the first time. The ANC is also proud of the fact that a large number of our candidates are young people," the statement adds. The Democratic Alliance too has announced its candidates' list. Johannesburg branch leader, Mike Moriarty, is the candidate for the position of mayor. A total of 82 councillors are on the DA's proportional representation list, while 109 candidates are standing in wards across the city. Oscar Maseko is being punted as the Inkatha Freedom Party's mayoral candidate in Johannesburg. The party will also be contesting all the wards in the city. Mayoral candidate for the Independent Democrats is Mervyn Cirota. Preparations for the 1 March elections are well under way at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), with the commission scrutinising the candidates' lists and ensuring all parties comply with all the requirements of the Municipal Electoral Act. The certification of the party lists as well as the ward candidates contesting the elections will take place on 30 January, according to IEC provincial officer Sy Mamabolo. The next step is to print the ballot papers. Permission to use web site material Publishers may use material from this site free of charge, as long as: Credit is given to either the "City of Johannesburg website (www.joburg.org.za)" or to "Johannesburg News Agency (www.joburg.org.za)"; If the article is used online, a link is provided to the original article on this website; The name of the article's author is acknowledged; The webmaster is informed of how and where the material is used (fill in this brief online form). Johannesburg News Agency is operated by BIG Media at 011-484-1400 Print this Page E-mail this article to a friend Help using Joburg.org.za