ANC and IEC go head-to-head at Electoral High Court showdown
The ANC wants the Electoral Court to deregister the MK Party because the IEC did not follow due processes when it registered the MK Party.
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The ANC wants the Electoral Court to deregister the MK Party because the IEC did not follow due processes when it registered the MK Party.
ANC deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane says thirty years is not enough to turn things around in South Africa.
IFP national spokesperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa says the ANC must first explain why it made plans to disrupt IFP campaign activities.
The IEC says the window period for the Section 24A application for alternative polling stations ends on 17 May
The ANC is taking the IEC to the Electoral Court in Bloemfontein on Tuesday over the registration of MK Party.
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Chris Pappas, the DA’s KZN premier candidate says he would create jobs by investing in infrastructure to support critical economic sectors.
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EFF leader Julius Malema says what Zuma is doing is no different to what Mbeki did when he supported Cope.
The IEC says a voter may vote outside of the voting district where they registered but they need to submit a Section 24A form.
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Youth leader Bonginkosi Khanyile, has threatened that the MK Party will bring South Africa to its knees and stop the May elections.
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Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says South Africans won’t be intimidated and bullied by MK Party.
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