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Municipal Elections Party Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Regulations, 2011

Annexure A

Schedule 1 : Principles for Airtime Allocation in respect of PEBs
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ANNEXURE A

 

SCHEDULE 1

 

PRINCIPLES FOR AIRTIME ALLOCATION IN RESPECT OF PEBS

 

The allocation principles in Table 1 below will apply if there are sufficient PEB slots to accommodate all the contesting political parties and independent candidates.

 

Table 1

Basic Allocation

 

Percentage of slots to be allocated to all political parties and independent candidates contesting seats in the Municipal Elections.

60%

District Municipalities List

 

Percentage of slots to be allocated according to the number of candidates fielded by parties on the District Municipalities list.

15%

Local Municipalities List

 

Percentage of slots to be allocated according to the number of candidates fielded by parties on the Local Municipalities list.

15%

Proportional representation

 

The number of seats currently held at District and Local level.

10%

 

The allocation principles in Table 2 below will apply if there are insufficient PEB slots to accommodate all the contesting political parties and independent candidates.

 

Table 2

Basic Allocation

 

Percentage of slots to be allocated to all political parties and independent candidates contesting seats in the Municipal Elections.

District Municipalities List

 

Percentage of slots to be allocated according to the number of candidates fielded by parties on the District Municipalities list.

Local Municipalities List

 

Percentage of slots to be allocated according to the number of candidates fielded by parties on the Local Municipalities list.

Proportional representation

 

The number of seats currently held at District and Local level.

 

[Annexure A (Schedule 1) substituted by section 10 of the Municipal Political Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Amendment Regulations, 2026, Notice No. 3867, GG54459, dated 2 April 2026]