MPs' questions on the latest governance nostrum - holding local, provincial and national elections at the same time - were batted back by the Electoral Commission of South Africa on Tuesday. That's because the decision is up to MPs as law- and policymakers.
As things stand, the 2021 local government elections must be held between 4 August 2021 and 1 November 2021. Those are the outermost dates of the permissible time-frame of 90 days either side of the last municipal elections.
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