Employees at the IEC have reportedly threatened to go on strike if Pansy Tlakula is not removed as commission chair before the May elections.
The ruling party says demands by opposition parties for the IEC chair to step down are opportunistic.
EFF leader Julius Malema says opposition parties will initiate legal proceedings against the IEC if chairperson Pansy Tlakula does not resign.
IEC chairperson Pansy Tlakula says the treasury report into the procurement process for the body’s office doesn’t not accuse her of corruption.
IEC head Pansy Tlakula should be held responsible for a process that was not fair, equitable, transparent, or competitive, says a treasury report.
EFF leader Julius Malema says his party won’t allow the elections to be presided over by people with "questionable credentials".
The public protector’s damning report into the IEC leasing deal has proven to be a legal nightmare, and is unlikely to be resolved before elections.
While more than a million people registered to vote for the first time, the IEC chair says the safety of staff is concerning in protest-hit areas.
Eligible South Africans still have a chance to register at their voting stations in the final registration drive this weekend.
IEC chairperson Tlakula is convinced that public protector Thuli Madonsela is in the wrong about the disputed lease of the IEC headquarters.
Efforts to distract the Independent Electoral Commission from its ethical duty betray the trust of South African voters, says Raenette Taljaard.
Next year’s elections will have 22 264 voting stations compared to the 20 859 in 2011, says the Independent Electoral Commission.
The IEC’s top leadership made a show of organisational strength amid worries that potential suspensions could destabilise the organisation.
The IEC will launch an elections drive at quite short notice and to very little fanfare, despite the struggle to get first-time voters to register.
Opposing parties have put the elections first, uniting to try to stabilise a floundering electoral commission.
The property company awarded a contract to lease office space to the IEC did not submit its tax clearance certificate, but got the job anyway.
The ad hoc committee considering the public protector’s report on the procurement of the IEC’s headquarters had more questions than answers.
The Independent Electoral Commission should never become a political football between electoral rivals.
Chairperson Lluwellyn Landers has said that the committee will not be doubting the public protector’s investigation into the IEC lease agreement.
Despite the IEC chair’s protestations that she did nothing wrong, questions remain around the body’s botched lease deal. Here are five of them.
While Pansy Tlakula is fighting the public protector’s damning report, the IEC is respecting its proposals – including possible action against her.
The question hanging over her is not just about personal oversight, but political partisanship.
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The IFP has questioned the credibility of SA’s polls after IEC chair Pansy Tlakula was found to have been "grossly irregular" in a lease procurement.
IEC chair Pansy Tlakula says Thuli Madonsela’s report into conflict of interest on her part lacks findings that she benefited from a lease deal.
An alleged romance between Pansy Tlakula and a businessman is at the heart of the public protector’s finding that the lease was secured irregularly.
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/ 14 February 2012
Mosotho Simon Moepya has been appointed as the Independent Electoral Commission’s new chief electoral officer, replacing Pansy Tlakula.
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/ 3 February 2012
Ruling party’s participation in the hearings of the Press Freedom Commission comes as a surprise.
The Presidency announced on Tuesday that Pansy Tlakula is the new chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission.
Sources have revealed that the former chief electoral officer Pansy Tlakula has been appointed as the new chairperson of the IEC.
President Zuma faces a race against time to fill the three key positions of chairperson, deputy chairperson and chief electoral officer at the IEC.
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