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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
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
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 This content is restricted to…
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
MK party asks concourt to order fresh elections
The party argues that the May vote was marred by material irregularities and demands a rerun within 90 days This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get…
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
The IEC was short of money and time ahead of polls
It faced budget cuts, the burden of an amended electoral system and a legal challenge from Jacob Zuma
Constitutional court rules Jacob Zuma cannot stand for parliament
The apex court held that his 15-month sentence disqualified him in terms of the Constitution and that the remission of the jail term did not alter that fact
Concourt asks electoral commission and MK party for further submissions in Zuma case
The court wants the parties’ views, by Tuesday, on whether IEC commissioner Janet Love should have recused herself from the decision on Jacob Zuma’s eligibility
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
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…
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
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…
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
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