MEYER URGES VOTERS TO REGISTER BEFORE SEPT 25

PIETERSBURG Sept 21 Sapa

People who had not registered for November's local government
elections by September 25 would not be allowed to vote,
Constitutional Development and Provincial Affairs Minister Roelf
Meyer said on Thursday.

Speaking in Pietersburg after a tour of areas in Northern
Province, he said: "Government has instituted the supplementary
voters' roll to give all South Africans the opportunity to register
and to be able to vote.

"We urge all to register within their local transitional
council or district board areas. This will be their final
opportunity to register, while people who have registered should
also make sure that their names and correct information are
reflected on the existing voters' rolls."

Meyer said he was pleased and impressed by the areas he had
visited. All reports indicated the elections would run smoothly in
Northern Province.

He admitted that the task of keeping voters' rolls up to date
in the various districts was enormous, as there were about 1.8
million voters in the vast rural areas of the province.