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The elections will be held on 1 November. (Photo by OJ Koloti/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
APPLICATION

IEC to ask the courts to postpone local elections

The chairperson of the Electoral Commission of South Africa said the Moseneke inquiry found that the elections would not be free and fair if held in October

  • Lizeka Tandwa
2 min read
Former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke. (Photo by Mabuti Kali / Sowetan / Gallo Images / Getty Images)
ANC

Moseneke recommends local elections be delayed until February 2022

‘It is not reasonably possible or likely that the local government election scheduled for October 2021 will be held in a free and fair manner’ – Justice Dikgang Moseneke

  • Lizeka Tandwa
5 min read
Success: Cyril Ramaphosa holds the constitution signed two years after the 1994 democratic elections, when Nelson Mandela became president. (Robert Botha/Gallo Images/Business Day)
BILL OF RIGHTS

Rights: Should South Africa trade freedom for food?

The constitution delivered in many areas but SA still has a way to go to ensure people’s rights are respected

  • Johann van der Westhuizen
6 min read