South Africans will have their last chance to register to vote in the May general elections this weekend.

Over 20 000 voting stations will be open from 8am until 5pm on Saturday and Sunday.

In order to register to vote you need to have a South African bar-coded ID book or smart ID card and make sure you are registered in the ward in which you live.

South African citizens who are over the age of 16 and who are in possession of an SA identity document may register to vote, although only those who are at least 18 years old will be allowed to vote during the elections.

Click HERE to see if you are registered to vote.

You can also SMS your ID number to 32810 (R1.00 per SMS) to check that you are registered to vote, or find out where your nearest voting station is.

For more information, you can contact the Electoral Commission Contact Centre on 0800 11 8000.

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