The party has until Thursday to respond to the IEC’s appeal on Jacob Zuma’s eligibility to stand for parliament
The court agreed that it had no jurisdiction in the matter; it belonged before the electoral court and no other forum
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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
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
Jacob Zuma will be the first presidential candidate to be on the ballot paper and a charge sheet simultaneously
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ANC ‘only has itself to blame’ for missing deadlines to oppose the registration of MK
IEC rejects claims local government elections results are late, despite promising to finalise them by Wednesday
The party had lodged the application after it failed to submit proportional representative council lists in municipalities across five provinces in time
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
The party has blamed the Covid-19 lockdown for not submitting its candidates list to the Electoral Commission of South Africa on time
There’s a backlog of by-elections to get through before next year’s local government elections. Will voters go to the polls even though Covid protocols are in place?
IEC chairperson Pansy Thakula has applied to the Constitutional Court against her proposed dismissal, which followed a public protector report.
President Jacob Zuma has granted IEC chairperson Pansy Tlakula’s request for a special leave of absence.
The Electoral Court has ruled that a full inquiry will be heard in an application seeking the resignation of IEC chairperson Pansy Tlakula.
Planning Minister Trevor Manuel is seething with anger about the distribution of a pamphlet that claims he has urged voters not to vote ANC.
The IIEC will announce the list of final candidates in upcoming elections only after the Electoral Court has ruled on the eligibility of candidates.
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Numerous electoral disputes may need to be resolved during next year’s election, as the number of parties has almost quadrupled since the last poll.