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The Electoral Act did not make provision for private citizens to be elected to the national or provincial legislatures as independent candidates.                                                                                                                        Stock photo. Image: RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP
CONCOURT

ConCourt ruling opens door for independent candidates to stand for election in SA

The Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that the Electoral Act was unconstitutional — opening the door for independent candidates to stand for national and provincial elections in SA. The application, challenging the constitutionality…

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None A mother and a child walk past a discarded ballot box at a polling booth in Vuwani, Limpopo. The IEC says 285 parties are expected to contest the national poll. File imageImage: REUTERS
2019 ELECTIONS

84 new political parties hoping for your vote in May elections

South Africans will be spoilt for choice, with no fewer than 285 parties on the ballot paper when they take to the polls in May. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) announced on Thursday that it had received 47 political party…

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