Five political parties calling for the removal of Pansy Tlakula say the track record of the IEC chairperson could make her inapt for her position.

Auditors have failed to catch a number of worrying issues, the M&G has learnt, leading to concerns over the poll results, particularly in Gauteng.

An urgent application has been lodged with the electoral court seeking to postpone the May 7 elections and suspend all IEC commissioners.

The lists of parties and candidates contesting the May 7 national elections is expected to be published on the IEC website.

Following reports that IEC workers threatened to strike if its chairperson didn’t resign, the commission says employees are barred from protesting.

The ruling party says demands by opposition parties for the IEC chair to step down are opportunistic.

For the first time, the Independent Electoral Commission will be integrating social media into its 2014 election campaign.

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.

Afghanistan’s election body has cleared the table by throwing nine lawmakers out of Parliament in a bid to settle a year of disputes over elections.

Former presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah accused Hamid Karzai on Wednesday of lacking a mandate to deliver on pledges of unity and reform.