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Coalition governments are the future, says political commentator
Political commentator Makhosini Mgitywa said that coalitions may not be the answer to failing governance but they did offer an opportunity for better...
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Independents & new parties contesting polls signal political reform - Mgitywa
With the disappointment of poor service delivery hanging thick in the air like the now common stench of leaking sewage, many communities in South Africa are looking outside of mainstream political parties for reprieve.
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‘We won’t be relegated to a logo’ - ActionSA takes IEC to court
The leadership of ActionSA, along with its legal team, held a media briefing on 6 October 2021 after it filed a relief application asking the court to reverse the IEC’s decision not to place the party’s name on ballot papers for the upcoming local government elections. #ActionSA #HermanMashaba #IndependentElectoralCommission
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ActionSA: IEC violated our constitutional rights by removing name from ballots
The party will be submitting a review application on an urgent basis to set aside the IEC’s latest decision to exclude its name from a section of the ballot paper reserved for party acronyms.
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ActionSA's Mashaba accuses IEC of sabotage in row over missing name on ballot
Only the party's logo appears on the ballot, with the IEC saying that this was because ActionSA wrote 'not applicable' when asked to provide an acronym or abbreviation of its name.
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Western Cape IEC to visit 28,000 homes as part of special voting process
Western Cape IEC head, Michael Hendrickse, said that they were now going through the process of verifying the applications and sorting out logistics.
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IEC welcomes ActionSA's legal action over missing name on ballot paper
At the moment, ActionSA's green and white logo appears on the ballot paper but its name does not appear as it has no acronym for the party's full name.
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ActionSA to take legal action against IEC over missing name on ballot paper
The IEC has clarified that ActionSA's logo does appear on the ballot paper but there is no name attached to it as only a party's abbreviation can be listed on the ballot paper.
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IEC warns political parties to act within electoral code ahead of polls
The electoral code of conduct was signed by several political parties on Friday at Naserc in Johannesburg to ensure free and fair elections.
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IEC, political parties sign electoral code of conduct
Commission chairperson, Glen Mashinini, said that the signing ceremony was as important as democracy itself.
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IFP is election ready - Narend Singh
The party will launch its election manifesto next week Thursday.
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As deadline passes, IEC to publicise election candidate lists on 28 September
The deadline has now passed for political parties to submit their candidate lists for the local government elections.
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ANC beats IEC deadline to register candidates for elections, say insiders
This is a huge turnaround for the governing party, which recently found itself scrambling after initially failing to register candidates for more than 20 municipalities. The current registration period closes at 5pm on Tuesday afternoon.
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DA says it respects ConCourt decision but vows to monitor IEC closely
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has maintained that the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) was doing a favour for the African National Congress (ANC), which failed to register candidates to contest the local polls in more than 20 municipalities.
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Mamabolo: No basis to say that IEC not acting impartially
IEC Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo has welcomed the Constitutional Court ruling, saying that the IEC acted within the confines of the law when it opened the candidate registration process.
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Registration weekend successful; many new voters added to roll - IEC
Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo gave the figures for the voter registration weekend during a media conference on Monday.
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Mabe: ANC vindicated by ConCourt decision on reopening of candidate list
The Constitutional Court unanimously dismissed the DA’s application to have the IEC’s decision to reopen the candidate list declared unlawful, invalid and unconstitutional.
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WATCH LIVE: IEC briefs media on voter registration outcome
The IEC is briefing the media on the outcome of the voter registration weekend.
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ANC's Ramaphosa welcomes ConCourt ruling on reopening of candidate registrations
On Monday, the apex court handed down a judgment dismissing an application by the Democratic Alliance (DA) and others to have the reopening of candidate nominations declared unconstitutional.
