A DECISION on whether South African citizens who live abroad will be able to vote in the upcoming June 2 elections is expected on Monday, amid clamour from expatriates and opposition political parties. The IEC has been inundated with requests from overseas, as well as buffeted by suits and demands from the National Party and […]
MPUMALANGA housing deputy director-general Steve Ngwenya has resigned to take up a post with the Independent Electoral Commission, MEC Craig Padayachee said on Tuesday. Addressing the provincial portfolio committee on housing and local government, Padayachee said Ngwenya will join the IEC as Mpumalanga’s electoral officer. Housing department spokesman Leon Mbangwa also resigned from the department […]
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/ 26 February 1999
Andrew Worsdale Movie of the week The 16th century is back in vogue, what with Shakespeare in Love and Elizabeth being released within weeks of each other and both up for loads of Oscars. Both are independent films and boast amazing production design, great performances and assured direction. Shakespeare in Love is the comedy, while […]
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/ 23 February 1999
VILLAGERS in Mpumalanga’s rural hinterland have refused to register for the coming elections and have instead accused the Independent Electoral Commission of paving the way for the Anti-Christ. People in villages such as Daggakraal chased IEC registration officers out of their villages last week, insisting the campaign to issue bar-coded ID books smacks of biblical […]
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/ 19 February 1999
PRESIDENT Nelson Mandela announced the nomination of Independent Electoral Commission vice-chair, Brigalia Bam, for appointment as chair on Friday . Judge Ismail Hussain was nominated for the position of IEC commissioner, on the recommendation of the National Assembly and in terms of the Electoral Commission Act of 1996, Mandela said. Herbert Vilakazi, an IEC member […]
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/ 11 February 1999
TWO nominations for the vacant post of chair of the Independent Electoral Commission were forwarded to Parliament on Wednesday. Lands Claims Court Judge Antonie Gildenhuys and Johannesburg High Court Judge Ismail Hussain were nominated by a selection panel comprising Constitutional Court President Judge Arthur Chaskalson, Public Protector Selby Baqwa and the chairs of the Human […]
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/ 5 February 1999
the wings John Matshikiza, son of the composer of the music for the original King Kong, Todd Matshikiza, believes that 40 years on the time might be right for the show to find its feet once again and stand tall in the musical hall of fame King Kong, the mother of all South African musicals, […]
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/ 5 February 1999
A headhunting firm owned by the sister of the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) director earned more than R300 000 in commission.
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/ 27 November 1998
Political parties and the IEC are satisfied that everything possible has been done to ensure smooth voter registration in five provinces.
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/ 27 November 1998
A degree of chaos was almost inevitable where the organisation of the 1999 elections is concerned. Its arrival is confirmed with the start of voter registration this weekend. The populace is now urged to rush out and register to vote in the district where they will be on election day. But, as election day has […]