Even though South Africans living abroad have the right to vote, those who are not registered will not be able to vote, the Constitutional Court has ruled.
The IEC says it has made contingency plans and is ready to accommodate registered voters living overseas.
Businessman Hugh Glenister's lawyer has made a tough case before Constitutional Court judges to stop legislation that would move the Scorpions to the police.
Two of the country's top legal minds are to face off in ANC president Jacob Zuma's case in the Pietermaritzburg High Court.
The planned night vigil for ANC president Jacob Zuma has got off to a slow start with fewer than 1?000 die-hard supporters braving the cold in Pietermaritzburg.