The commission said the African Transformation Movement’s bid to overturn the outcome of the May election is meritless because it has no proof to back its claims
The electoral commission and the media need to better explain how the votes work and that the two ballot papers are of almost equal importance
But the court concurred that there was not sufficient argument to alter lMPs’ contested split between provincial and proportional votes
A majority judgment held that the stipulation was unconstitutional and reduced it to a 10th of the number stipulated by the new electoral act
The reprieve came on the day the 18-month deadline to amend the Act to allow independent candidates to stand for the national and provincial legislatures expired
An ANC member has accused the Free State speaker of flouting the Electoral Act after the ANC list was changed twice, resulting in Mxolisi Dukwana being sworn in as a member of the provincial legislature
Counsel for the Economic Freedom Fighters are seeking to force the disclosure of records showing who bankrolled the CR17 campaign
The leader of the new One South Africa Movement says his former party has set itself on a course away from multiracialism after its recent policy conference
Pure politics: Incoming Electoral Act changes could revolutionise our political landscape. Or not
In implementing the Constitutional Court’s recent ruling, legislators will need to rethink the closed list system
The party was found to be in breach of the Electoral Code when it failed to stop its supporters from harassing and threatening journalist Karima Brown
The Mail & Guardian understands parties are set to receive a presentation on an audit over double votes on Saturday
Smaller parties are threatening court action. But this does not automatically suspend the results of the election
The opposition is being extra vigilant over ballot boxes in the 2019 polls