South Africa: Covid-19 Pandemic Poses Constitutional Dilemma for Local Government Elections

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South Africa's democratic practice of holding regular free and fair elections is facing unprecedented challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This might force the country to postpone the local government elections, scheduled for October.

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) recently briefed the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on the report from the Moseneke Inquiry on Free and Fair Local Government Elections during Covid-19, which recommended that the elections be postponed until February next year.

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