NNP BAR-CODE CASE IN COURT

THE New National Party’s legal challenge against a requirement that voters possess bar-coded identity documents in order to register began on Friday morning before a full bench of the Cape High Court. NNP legal adviser Andre Gaum said on Thursday that whatever the outcome, the matter is expected to be referred to the Constitutional Court for review. The former apartheid ruling party claims the bar-code requirement is unconstitutional and that it deprives “millions” of the right to vote.