The party argues in court papers that its votes were ‘stolen’ because the IEC manipulated the voting process
The party claims that had it not been for blatant rigging, it would probably have won the elections
We expect the new government to work. Ramaphosa has promised that a list of principles will advance “the building of a united, democratic, non-racial, non-sexist and prosperous nation”
The ‘majority’ of 17 parties in parliament had expressed support for the government of national unity, the ANC secretary general said on Thursday night
The court said the party’s 11th hour application was without merit
As we enter a new era of coalition politics, there are key considerations for democracy, accountability and political rights
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
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The party argues that the May vote was marred by material irregularities and demands a rerun within 90 days
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Parliament can proceed to elect the president without the party’s 58 MPs present
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The party said its MPs would boycott the National Assembly in a bid to rob the chamber of legal standing when it elects the president
Cyril Ramaphosa’s counsel has countered that the case is stillborn because the National Assembly had a right to reject the findings of the Ngcobo panel
Among the PA’s manifesto promises is to put God back into schools. It is now looking to 2026 to win local government seats
The clock started ticking once the electoral commission declared the final result of the vote on Sunday night
The president reportedly said he would not meddle when told that Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula could be taken into custody over graft
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Mapisa-Nqakula resigned as National Assembly speaker on Thursday amid graft allegations, saying she had done so to ‘protect the integrity of parliament’
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is expected to hand herself over to the police in Pretoria on Friday
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While some members of parliament attended as many as 20 meetings, others have attended none
There was 15 years of legal to and fro before the first judge in post-apartheid South Africa was impeached
The president largely blamed the state of the country on the legacy of apartheid and the Zuma era but said the ANC was not finished yet
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But the court concurred that there was not sufficient argument to alter lMPs’ contested split between provincial and proportional votes
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A majority judgment held that the stipulation was unconstitutional and reduced it to a 10th of the number stipulated by the new electoral act
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The vote was expectedly fractious, with the official opposition walking out of the National Assembly
The presence of democratically elected leaders in the Judicial Service Commission is critical
The IFP’s president said he is watching out for detractors in the party who are calling for him to leave the province for parliament
The portfolio committee on justice will invite the Judicial Service Commission to brief MPs on the process that has led to this point, 15 years after Motata’s conviction for drunk driving
Aaron Motsoaledi dismissed accusations that his office lacked the political will for electoral reform
The public protector was removed from office on the grounds of misconduct and incompetence by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday
Inkatha Freedom Party president Velenkosi Hlabisa said the party would not be distracted by the ‘desperate mischief’ of detractors
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Legally binding coalition agreements are among measures being suggested to stabilise governance
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Members who petitioned for a special national council meeting have been ordered to appear before the national executive committee
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The president said on Thursday that business leaders were confident the electricity crisis would be overcome within a few years
The opposition party has argued that the high court failed to follow the pronouncements of the appellate court on the test for a secret ballot on a National Assembly vote