# Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli, is encouraging South Africans, particularly young people, to exercise their democratic right and vote in the November local government elections. A total of 142-thousand-and-72 candidates have been nominated to contest ten-thousand-526 council seats across municipalities. The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Local Government Elections has expressed satisfaction with preparations for the upcoming polls. Mhlauli says young people have an important role to play in shaping the future of their communities:
Minister Mhlauli encourages young people to participate in the upcoming elections [SOUND]
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