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South Africa: Electoral Court On Tlakula - Clear, Meticulous, Devastating
Daily Maverick, 18 June 2014
On Wednesday the Electoral Court handed down its judgment in the case brought against the chair of the Independent Electoral Commission Advocate Pansy Tlakula. Five opposition… Read more »
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South Africa: Court Recommends Election Commission Chair's Removal
SAPA, 18 June 2014
Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) chairwoman Pansy Tlakula should be removed from her position due to misconduct, the Electoral Court ruled on Wednesday. Read more »
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South Africa: IEC Boss - We Have Done Well
SAnews.gov.za, 8 May 2014
Just weeks before South Africans were to cast their votes, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) was faced with a potential crisis when its chairperson Pansy Tlakula was… Read more »
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South Africa: Pansy Tlakula - the Final Countdown Begins
Daily Maverick, 29 April 2014
Any hopes of the Independent Electoral Commission issues being settled by sober minds - and thoughtful decision-making - have puffed away in the dust. On Tuesday the Electoral… Read more »
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South Africa: Interviewing IEC's Pansy Tlakula - Losing My Religion
Daily Maverick, 28 April 2014
While the elections of 2014 will no doubt be remembered for the antics of a man soon to be sequestrated, what is bound to linger is that they marked the beginning of a loss of… Read more »
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South Africa: ANC Statement On Calls for Adv Tlakula to Resign
ANC, 15 April 2014
The African National Congress reiterates its earlier statement that the calls being made by a handful of political parties for the Chairperson of the Independent Electoral… Read more »
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South Africa: Lease Report Doesn't Call Me Corrupt - Election Commission Chair
SAPA, 19 March 2014
A National Treasury report into the procurement process for the Electoral Commission of SA's (IEC) head office does not accuse chairwoman Pansy Tlakula of corruption, she said on… Read more »
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South Africa: What Tlakula's Alleged Conflict of Interest Means for the IEC and the Elections
ISS, 4 March 2014
We find ourselves between a rock and a hard place. Last year, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela found that Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Chairperson, Pansy Tlakula, had… Read more »
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South Africa: SA Parties Pledge to Play Nicely, but What About the Chairwoman-Shaped Elephant in the Room?
Daily Maverick, 19 March 2014
The Code of Conduct that political parties must sign before participating in elections is yet another reminder that we have a pretty awesome constitution. That they all did,… Read more »
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South Africa: Election Commission's Tlakula - Case for Stepping Down
Daily Maverick, 6 April 2014
On Wednesday 7 May, if you are a committed South African and over the age of 18, you will come across someone wearing a blue and white bib. It will have the letters "IEC" across… Read more »
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South Africa: Agang SA Calls for Advocate Pansy Tlakula to Stand Down From the IEC
AgangSA, 27 March 2014
It is imperative in the interests of a free and fair election that is above reproach, that Adv Pansy Tlakula, Norman du Plessis and Stephen Langtry, the three Independent Electoral… Read more »
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South Africa: New Report Raises the Question - Is the IEC Ready to Conduct a Free and Fair Election in 2014
AgangSA, 19 March 2014
A second investigation into the procurement of offices by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) from a company connected to the chair of the Commission, Pansy Tlakula, has… Read more »