IEC heads to court to defer elections, despite Dlamini-Zuma proclaiming October 27 as poll date
On Tuesday, Dlamini-Zuma announced her proclamation of the October 27 as the local government poll date but added that she was aware of the IEC’s proposed course of action.
She said she was not empowered to postpone the elections to a date beyond the 90 days as prescribed by the law. She was therefore legally bound to gazette the date by the this week, when the current councillors’ term ends.
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