1. Home
  2. Southern Africa
  3. Lesotho
  • News

Voters registration extended

Voter registration in Lesotho, in preparation for general elections next year, was extended for a further three weeks, SABC’s ‘Channel Africa’ reported on Monday. Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chairperson Leshele Thoahlane was quoted as saying that the extension was necessary because of technical and logistical problems which prevented a large number of eligible voters from registering during the set registration period. According to the report, problems included delays in the delivery of registration materials to registration centres, confusion over the location of some centres, the depletion of registration materials and the behaviour of some registration staff which was considered to be in contravention of public service regulations. Thoahlane said the IEC had taken necessary steps to ensure efficient registration and that this included suspending some registration clerks.

This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

Share this article

Get the day’s top headlines in your inbox every morning

Starting at just $5 a month, you can become a member of The New Humanitarian and receive our premium newsletter, DAWNS Digest.

DAWNS Digest has been the trusted essential morning read for global aid and foreign policy professionals for more than 10 years.

Government, media, global governance organisations, NGOs, academics, and more subscribe to DAWNS to receive the day’s top global headlines of news and analysis in their inboxes every weekday morning.

It’s the perfect way to start your day.

Become a member of The New Humanitarian today and you’ll automatically be subscribed to DAWNS Digest – free of charge.

Become a member of The New Humanitarian

Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

Join