BLF deputy president Zanele Lwana said in a statement on Wednesday that the IEC had made an “unjust decision”. “This is a banning order against BLF.” The IEC announced in a statement on Monday it was de-registering the BLF as a political party, after the FF+ appealed against the BLF’s registration because it excluded membership..
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BLF heads to court over IEC’s ‘unjust decision’ to de-register it as political party – believes that they have “strong prospects of success” on appeal
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BLF bites the dust – IEC has deregistered the Black First Land First as a political party
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This is after an complaint by the Freedom Front Plus that the BLF excluded membership on the basis of race. According to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) statement: “Admissions by the BLF in its response to the appeal had served to clarify the position of the party, namely to exclude white people from membership.” The..
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