The Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed the IEC’s application that the local government elections be postponed.
Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi casts his vote in Ulundi during the 2016 Local Government Elections on August 3, 2016 in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Picture: Gallo Images / The Times / Thuli Dlamini
As confusion still reigns in the wake of the Constitutional Court judgement that local government elections are to proceed as planned for October, the Electoral Commission would today clarify the situation as to whether there might be a glimmer of hope for the ANC and other parties to resubmit their nominees lists.
But while parties such as the ANC hoped for a postponement to get their lists in order, it was not yet clear whether the IEC would reopen for submission of nominees.
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