Independent electoral commission
Concerns raised over time period set for Parly to amend electoral laws
The Constitutional Court gave Parliament exactly two years to fix the anomaly forbidding independent candidates from standing for Parliament.
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Electoral Court postpones by-elections over COVID-19 outbreak
The Independent Electoral Commission approached the court with an urgent application seeking a postponement.
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IEC seeks postponement of by-elections due to COVID-19
The commission said it was concerned about the spread of the virus given the close physical contact between its officials and members of the public during the voting process.
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IEC's global conference focuses on potential pitfalls of social media
Experts were expected to address the influence of fake news on election integrity, amongst other things.
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IEC warns more than 100 political parties to register or face the chop
Some of these parties were started more than two decades ago but few of them have been seen in the public while most of the newer parties have become one-man shows.
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Questions over Tom Thabane’s citizenship amount to 'incitement'
Eyewitness News established that Tom Thabane was head of elections in Bloemfontein during the first democratic elections in 1994.
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Sheila Senkubuge was already an SA citizen when elected as Tshwane MMC – IEC
The IEC said Senkubuge was a citizen during the 2016 municipal elections.
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IEC: Parly should develop a suitable electoral system for SA
The IEC briefed Parliament's home affairs oversight committee on the high-level panel recommendations on electoral reform on Tuesday.
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Botswana to hold national and local elections on 23 October
The poll will elect 57 national assembly and 490 local government representatives, IEC spokesman Osupile Maroba said in a statement.
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Ngcukaitobi: Electoral Act goes against international laws SA subscribes to
Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi represented the New Nation Movement that wanted that provision of the Electoral Act to be declared unconstitutional.
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Calls for review of certain provisions of Political Party Funding Act
While some parties and organisations support the draft regulations making party funding more transparent, others have raised technical concerns.
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Public hearings on Political Party Funding Act set to start
The hearings come after My Vote Counts won a Constitutional Court application in June last year forcing political parties to publicly disclose their funders.
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BLF vows to fight their deregistration
The Independent Electoral Commission has ruled in favour of the Freedom Front Plus and deregistered Andile Mngxitama's party as an official political party.
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Malema urges IEC to modernise voting systems to avoid future crisis
The commission on Thursday confirmed that the Statistician-General found there was a negligible risk of multiple voting during last week’s elections.
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Ramaphosa under pressure to make right choices for his Cabinet
The list of candidates for the National Assembly handed to Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has given President Cyril Ramaphosa a set pool from which to choose members of his Cabinet.
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Chief Justice Mogoeng receives MP candidate lists
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng is received the candidate lists for Members of Parliament from the IEC.
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IEC awaits full report on sample of indelible ink in double voting matter
The supposedly indelible ink was one of the security measures used to protect the voting system.
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IEC: Interim findings show indelible ink used during voting was faulty
Voters complained that the ink was easy to wash off after casting their ballots last Wednesday, with claims that some voters then attempted to cast more than one ballot.
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ANC urged to be cautious over appointment of new leaders
Economists say the financial markets will be looking closely at who President Cyril Ramaphosa will appoint in his cabinet.
