At the deadline yesterday a total of 34 political parties have shown their intention to contest the election on May 8. The IEC gave them time till 17:00 yesterday to pay their deposits and to submit candidate lists. The IEC will now sift through the parties to establish whether they are compliant with the law..
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MAY 8 Elections: Fly By Nights May Turn Election Into A Circus – The meat mincer has been switched on and only the fittest will survive
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ANC regime benefit from Bosasa donations of more than R6 million over the past three elections
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The Independent Elections Commission (IEC) will investigate alleged funding by Bosasa from ANC elections. Allegations are made that Bosasa has donated more than R6m to the ANC over the past three elections. The ANC Treasurer General confirmed last month that the party received “donations” from Bosasa “directly or in kind”. Observers say the possibility is..
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Violence will be knocking at your door declares BLF after IEC refuses to register the party for municipal elections in 2019
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The extremely radical and controversial leader of the Black First Land First (BLF) says there will be violence if the Independent Electoral Commission refuses to register its party for the forthcoming municipal elections of 2019. He made the remark after it was disclosed that the BLF may not participate in the election in terms of..
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Western Cape high court judgement: Will De Lille get her job back today?
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Patricia de Lille will on Tuesday afternoon hear if the Western Cape high court has suspended the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) decision to terminate her membership.
De Lille was axed from the party a week ago for making a statement to Radio 702 talk show host Eusebius McKaiser …………
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Atul Gupta registered to vote in Saxonwold – IEC
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Johannesburg – The IEC has confirmed that Atul Gupta is, indeed, registered to vote at Saxonwold Primary School.
IEC deputy chairperson Terry Tselane said at a media briefing on Wednesday that the IEC was asked to check the registration details of an ID number, which proves that Atul is indeed a South African citizen.
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Are Local Elections Van Rooyen’s next Dirty Deed for Zuma? He’s in the thick of it again AND in charge of IEC
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Are Local Elections Van Rooyen’s next dirty deed for his owner Zuma? He’s in the thick of it again AND in charge of Electoral Commission for upcoming local elections. The next dirty deed? Should we be seriously questioning Van Rooyens appointment to be in charge of the Electoral Commission? Especially given his constant appearance in..
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