The president proclaimed the election date on 25 February 2014.

Therefore: 

·  No Further Registration can take place, if you are not registered, you are not able to vote

·  The date for the International polling will be 30 April 2014 and no other date is permitted.

·  You may only cast your vote at the South African Embassy in Ankara, Turkey and no other location.

·  You must fill out a  VEC 10 form online to be able to cast a vote abroad. This form will temporarily change your voting station for this election.

·  This form must be completed and submitted by Midnight on 12 March 2014.

·  The form can be accessed on the IEC’s website www.elections.org.za  (the link is on the home page and is easy to find)

Further information will be communicated to you. However, we strongly encourage you to monitor the South African Embassies website for updates to ensure that you are properly informed, www.southafrica.org.tr 

The IEC website is also very good for answering questions that you may have that is not answered here and we recommend that you look through it for answers to any questions. Furthermore, you are welcome to send any queries to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you have been unable to find the answers on the IEC website. 

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Since achieving liberation in 1994, South Africa has made tremendous strides in bringing about political stability and building a better life for all its citizens.

We have a vibrant, growing and competitive economy supported by world class infrastructure, strong macro economic fundamentals and healthy public finances.

Currently, our economy is experiencing its longest upswing in recent history. Since 2004 our economic growth rate has been five fold the pre-1994 growth rate.

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South Africa also boasts modern transportation and logistics systems as well as advanced information and communication technologies infrastructure.

Our role as the Embassy is to promote and facilitate government to government relations with Turkey, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. Similarly, we seek to promote trade and investment relations and to provide consular and immigration assistance.