# The Department of Home Affairs will extend operational hours at all its front offices leading up to the local government elections next Wednesday. The extended hours are intended to allow South Africans to apply for or collect their IDs or temporary identity certificates before casting their ballots. The department’s spokesperson, Ndileka Cola, says citizens who have applied for IDs are encouraged to collect them and exercise their right to vote:
Home Affairs extends office hours ahead of the elections [SOUND]
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