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South Africa: Constitutional Court Issues Judgment on Election Rules for Independent Candidates
GroundUp, 4 December 2023
Challenge to the 200/200 split in seats allocated in the National Assembly dismissed Read more »
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South Africa: IEC Welcomes Constitutional Court Judgement
SAnews.gov.za, 5 December 2023
The Electoral Commission has welcomed Monday's judgement by the Constitutional Court in relation to the challenges to the Electoral Amendment Act. Read more »
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South Africa: Independent Candidates Score Major Concourt Victory
Scrolla, 5 December 2023
Even before a single vote was cast, independent candidates across the country won a massive victory at the Constitutional Court on Monday. Read more »
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South Africa: Electoral Commission Joins Alarm Calls - Concourt Ruling On Election Case Is Urgent
GroundUp, 30 November 2023
The Commission had required finality by mid-September to avoid materially prejudicing its preparations for 2024 elections Read more »
Landmark Ruling For South Africa's Independent Poll Candidates
The Constitutional Court has made its ruling on challenges to the Electoral Amendment Act on how independent candidates will contest in the upcoming 2024 general elections, GroundUp reports.
The court set aside the requirement for independent candidates to get the signatures of 15% of the people living in the region they are contesting, in order to be eligible to stand for the 2024 provincial and national elections.
In a majority judgment, the court ruled that only 1,000 signatures are required, with Justice Jody Kollapen cautioning that the gains made in the Electoral Amendment Act, which for the first time allows for independent candidates to contest elections, would be "hollow" if Parliament put up barriers.
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According to Deutsche Welle, President Cyril Ramaphosa's race for an African National Congress (ANC) majority in the 2024 election may be tight with the country's un Read more »
