The inquiry into IEC chairwoman Pansy Tlakula’s fitness to hold office was expected to start at 11am on Friday in the Electoral Court sitting in the High Court in Johannesburg.
Several opposition parties lodged an application seeking Tlakula’s resignation as chairwoman of the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) before the May 7 elections.
The application was heard on Tuesday, but was postponed to give Tlakula time to file a responding affidavit for a full inquiry.
The opposition parties want Tlakula to resign, arguing that her integrity has been compromised.
The parties are the United Democratic Movement, the African Christian Democratic Party, the Congress of the People, Agang SA, and the Economic Freedom Fighters.
Their application follows a forensic investigation by the National Treasury into the procurement of the IEC’s Riverside Office Park building in Centurion.
The probe found the process was neither fair, transparent, nor cost-effective. It also found Tlakula neither gave guidance nor formally informed various people what was expected of them in the process.
Tlakula has maintained she was not accused of corruption in the report.
The Treasury’s report followed a recommendation by Public Protector Thuli Madonsela in her own report into the matter, released in August last year.
On Friday, UDM leader Bantu Holomisa was in court. He entered and went to speak to the opposition parties’ lawyers.
Tlakula was not in court.
Source : Sapa /dm/jk/rod/lp
