The government said it first needed to do a census, which could take 18 months, but opposition parties saw that as a delaying tactic.
Uhulumeni ukhala ngokuthi kudingeka uqale ngokubala abantu, okungathatha izinyanga ezingu-18, nokweza amaqembu aphikisayo akubone lokhu njengemizamo yokubambezela ukhetho.