Dikgang moseneke
It’s imperative that SA moves fast on state capture prosecutions. Here’s why
Penelope Andrews lays out why prosecutions related to state capture need to happen fast.
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IEC to head to court to have local govt elections postponed
The commission received the final report of the Inquiry into Ensuring Free and Fair Elections during COVID-19 from former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke earlier this week.
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Moseneke recommends local govt polls be held no later than February due to COVID
IEC inquiry chairperson, former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke, said that it was not possible that the elections scheduled for October would be free and fair. He said that COVID-19 restrictions would not only affect political parties and their campaigning efforts but also voters.
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Moseneke finds local elections will not be free & fair if held in Oct
This follows days of submissions from political parties and various organisations of whether the elections should be held or not during the COVID pandemic.
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IEC set to release report on inquiry into having elections during COVID-19
There were mixed responses from political parties with concerns that the polls on 27 October would be disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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To open the polls or not? Political parties weigh in at Moseneke local election inquiry
Leaders of various political parties made oral submissions at the Moseneke electoral commission on 2 July 2021 as to whether the country should head to the polls to vote for local government in October or not. #Elections2021 #IEC #COVID19
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Moseneke acknowledges elections report urgency as IEC gears up for by-elections
Retired Judge Dikgang Moseneke has the task of determining whether free and fair elections are possible amid pandemic related lockdowns on a very tight deadline.
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Inquiry probing feasibility of holding elections starts this week
Political parties, civil society organisations and medical experts will make submissions to the Inquiry headed by retired Judge Dikgang Moseneke.
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SADC facilitation team hits out at Lesotho politicians over reform delays
SADC facilitation team leader, retired Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke, said that Lesotho’s delays were squandering enormous SADC, EU and UN resources when there were more compelling conflicts in Mozambique and the DRC.
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Moseneke spells out review committee’s work to assess election readiness
The commission on Thursday said it wants to benefit from the evaluation of all factors which have a bearing on the possibility of an otherwise free and fair election.
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IEC appoints Moseneke to head review process on holding municipal polls
Although the commission said that it was confident about its ability to carry out the polls, former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke has been requested to urgently review all relevant factors, including legal and socio-political.
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IEC appoints Moseneke to assess if COVID will allow for free, fair local elections
The Electoral Commission has appointed former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke to lead a process to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on conditions conducive for the holding of free and fair elections later this year.
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Ramaphosa: SA laws must continue to provide protection for most vulnerable
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the eulogy at late human rights lawyer Advocate George Bizos' funeral on Thursday.
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Justice Cameron described as a South African hero
Dikgang Moseneke said it never escaped him, Edwin Cameron, and others that their critical role was to protect the country, democracy, and other hard-won gains.
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Ramaphosa 'concerned' about infighting in Lesotho
President Cyril Ramaohosa, who is SADC’s facilitator for Lesotho, was heading to the mountain kingdom on Thursday as that country grappled with a split in Tom Thabane’s party.
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Ramaphosa expected to weigh in on SADC mediation for troubled Lesotho
Lesotho has been going through constitutional and security sector reforms since 2015, following alleged coups and the killing of two army commanders.
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Families of Life Esidimeni victims seek legal advice over govt payouts
Life Esidimeni family committee's Andrew Pietersen says most of the families who are seeking legal advice are those who were not aware of the arbitration process.
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'Watch out' - Carl Niehaus tells Dikgang Moseneke
Carl Niehaus was referring to comments Dikgang Moseneke made earlier this week at Wits University, where he referred to former President Jacob Zuma as a 'bumbling fool'.
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Lesotho's apex court rejects amnesty clause brokered by SA mediator
This puts a question mark over the planned return this weekend of an opposition leader after a year in exile in South Africa.
