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Electoral Court

MK party wants to lead oral argument in its challenge to 29 May election result
Politics
/ 21 January 2025

MK party wants to lead oral argument in its challenge to 29 May election result

Jacob Zuma’s party says oral evidence will assist the court in understanding its ‘technical’ argument

By Paddy Harper
Politics will continue to play out in courts in 2025
Politics
/ 20 January 2025

Politics will continue to play out in courts in 2025

From parliament’s rejection of the Phala Phala report to the president’s signing of the NHI Act, the courts are again due to pronounce on consequential political acts

By Emsie Ferreira
MK party to contest every ward in 2026 local government elections
Politics
/ 13 December 2024

MK party to contest every ward in 2026 local government elections

Jacob Zuma’s party aims for a branch in every ward by the middle of 2025

By Paddy Harper
MK party claims computer expert is the subject of another ‘politically motivated attack’
Politics
/ 4 December 2024

MK party claims computer expert is the subject of another ‘politically motivated attack’

The party says the alleged harassment of Vusi Mhlongo caused delays in it filing court papers in its electoral case

By Paddy Harper
IT expert faces dismissal, death threats over role in MK party election challenge
Politics
/ 13 November 2024

IT expert faces dismissal, death threats over role in MK party election challenge

Vusi Mhlongo has been charged with bringing the Moses Kotane Research Institute into disrepute

By Paddy Harper
Electoral court orders MK party to pay punitive costs in electoral challenge
Politics
/ 25 October 2024

Electoral court orders MK party to pay punitive costs in electoral challenge

The court said how the uMkhonto weSizwe party had brought and then abandoned its application was outside the norms of litigation practice

By Emsie Ferreira
ANC suffers ongoing harm from MK party’s logo and name, court hears
Politics
/ 1 August 2024

ANC suffers ongoing harm from MK party’s logo and name, court hears

The ANC said the prejudice did not end with the May election as it argued for leave to appeal the high court’s dismissal of its trademark case

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa’s counsel: DA’s challenge on pre-poll speech is ‘cynical’
Politics
/ 25 July 2024

Ramaphosa’s counsel: DA’s challenge on pre-poll speech is ‘cynical’

The party has claimed that the president crossed the line into campaigning and broke the law when he addressed the nation three days before the May elections

By Emsie Ferreira
Electoral court to hear MK party’s election challenge on 29 July
Politics
/ 16 July 2024

Electoral court to hear MK party’s election challenge on 29 July

The IEC set a hearing date despite the party’s bid to temporarily withdraw the case

By Emsie Ferreira
Electoral commission: Like MK party, the ATM gives no evidence of election rigging
Politics
/ 12 July 2024

Electoral commission: Like MK party, the ATM gives no evidence of election rigging

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

By Emsie Ferreira
ATM to forge ahead with vote rigging case, despite MK party dumping it ‘for now’
Politics
/ 5 July 2024

ATM to forge ahead with vote rigging case, despite MK party dumping it ‘for now’

ATM president Vuyo Zungula said the party’s case was not dependent on another organisation and it was waiting for a court date

By Lunga Mzangwe
African Transformation Movement  challenges election results and demands a rerun
Politics
/ 16 June 2024

African Transformation Movement challenges election results and demands a rerun

The party argues in court papers that its votes were ‘stolen’ because the IEC manipulated the voting process

By Emsie Ferreira
Zuma’s MK party asks electoral court to order a rerun of May vote
Politics
/ 16 June 2024

Zuma’s MK party asks electoral court to order a rerun of May vote

The party claims that had it not been for blatant rigging, it would probably have won the elections

By Emsie Ferreira
Jabulani Khumalo loses legal challenge on MK party leadership
Politics
/ 12 June 2024

Jabulani Khumalo loses legal challenge on MK party leadership

The electoral court found that Khumalo was no longer a member of the party, a day after he filed a high court application to claim the right to be sworn in as an MP

By Emsie Ferreira
Only the MK party intent on challenging the election outcome
Politics
/ 7 June 2024

Only the MK party intent on challenging the election outcome

Other parties flagged irregularities but want to distance themselves from MK and Jacob Zuma’s efforts to discredit the elections

By Emsie Ferreira
DA files suit over Ramaphosa’s alleged campaign abuse during national address
Politics
/ 28 May 2024

DA files suit over Ramaphosa’s alleged campaign abuse during national address

The party is asking the electoral court to fine the ANC and to deduct one percent of the votes it secures in the election

By Emsie Ferreira
How could you get it so wrong, Lamola asks Zondi on Zuma ruling
Politics
/ 22 May 2024

How could you get it so wrong, Lamola asks Zondi on Zuma ruling

The minister confronted the future deputy president of the SCA on the electoral court’s overturned judgment on Jacob Zuma’s eligibility for parliament

By Emsie Ferreira
Electoral commission tells concourt all Zuma’s arguments against ineligibility are wrong
National
/ 10 May 2024

Electoral commission tells concourt all Zuma’s arguments against ineligibility are wrong

The hearing of the IEC’s appeal to the electoral court’s finding that Zuma was eligible for parliament saw a tense exchange between counsel and the bench

By Emsie Ferreira
Concourt judges dismiss Zuma’s recusal application
National
/ 10 May 2024

Concourt judges dismiss Zuma’s recusal application

The former president’s legal team alleged a reasonable fear of bias but faced an uphill battle in persuading judges to recuse themselves from deciding if he is eligible for parliament

By Emsie Ferreira
IEC fears election outcome can be challenged if Zuma is on MK party list
Politics
/ 7 May 2024

IEC fears election outcome can be challenged if Zuma is on MK party list

The Electoral Commission of South Africa has argued that the former president’s standing would erode the foundations of the constitutional order and the rule of law

By Lizeka Tandwa
IEC argues that the electoral court erred gravely on Zuma
Politics
/ 1 May 2024

IEC argues that the electoral court erred gravely on Zuma

The court’s reasoning for overturning the decision that the former president was not eligible to run for parliament rested on a misreading of law and case law, the electoral body argued

By Emsie Ferreira
Zuma candidacy case hints at electoral court weaknesses
Analysis
/ 1 May 2024

Zuma candidacy case hints at electoral court weaknesses

The treasury has not allocated additional resources to the court to deal with the likely increase in workload relating to the 2024 election

By Mbekezeli Benjamin
Concourt to hear IEC’s appeal to MK party ruling
National
/ 24 April 2024

Concourt to hear IEC’s appeal to MK party ruling

The party has until Thursday to respond to the IEC’s appeal on Jacob Zuma’s eligibility to stand for parliament

By Emsie Ferreira
High court dismisses ANC’s challenge to MK party’s name and logo usage
Politics
/ 22 April 2024

High court dismisses ANC’s challenge to MK party’s name and logo usage

The court agreed that it had no jurisdiction in the matter; it belonged before the electoral court and no other forum

By Emsie Ferreira
ANC assured of a clear majority, Ramaphosa says
Politics
/ 20 April 2024

ANC assured of a clear majority, Ramaphosa says

The president told supporters in Kwa-Zulu Natal that Jacob Zuma’s MK party posed no threat to the ANC in next month’s elections

By Emsie Ferreira
Every one of Zuma’s arguments was wrong, IEC tells concourt in leave to appeal application
National
/ 12 April 2024

Every one of Zuma’s arguments was wrong, IEC tells concourt in leave to appeal application

The electoral commission said its application for leave to appeal was urgent because the outcome would affect the choice millions of voters make in May

By Emsie Ferreira
Zuma, a man of (dubious) firsts
Thought Leader
/ 12 April 2024

Zuma, a man of (dubious) firsts

Jacob Zuma will be the first presidential candidate to be on the ballot paper and a charge sheet simultaneously

By Paddy Harper
Big win for MK as electoral court rules in favour of Zuma party
Politics
/ 26 March 2024

Big win for MK as electoral court rules in favour of Zuma party

ANC ‘only has itself to blame’ for missing deadlines to oppose the registration of MK

By Paddy Harper
Reinforcements dispatched to Gauteng to finalise election results
Politics
/ 3 November 2021

Reinforcements dispatched to Gauteng to finalise election results

IEC rejects claims local government elections results are late, despite promising to finalise them by Wednesday

By Khaya Koko
ANC withdraws urgent electoral court application to reopen candidates’ registration
Politics
/ 31 August 2021

ANC withdraws urgent electoral court application to reopen candidates’ registration

The party had lodged the application after it failed to submit proportional representative council lists in municipalities across five provinces in time

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC could lose five KwaZulu-Natal municipalities
Politics
/ 31 August 2021

ANC could lose five KwaZulu-Natal municipalities

The party is in danger of losing five KwaZulu-Natal municipalities over a registration flop, but counts the absence of political murders as a win

By Paddy Harper
ANC heads to electoral court to get the IEC to reopen the local government registration list
Politics
/ 27 August 2021

ANC heads to electoral court to get the IEC to reopen the local government registration list

The party has blamed the Covid-19 lockdown for not submitting its candidates list to the Electoral Commission of South Africa on time

By Lizeka Tandwa
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