DA: Zuma’s new IEC chair ‘close friend’, compromises independence
The Democratic Alliance says Vuma Glenton Mashinini’s close relationship with president Zuma will compromise the IEC’s independence.
The Democratic Alliance says Vuma Glenton Mashinini’s close relationship with president Zuma will compromise the IEC’s independence.
The deeper focus of this piece is exposing a cancer that has taken grip of South Africa. Telling a lie, if it gets what you want, is becoming acceptable.
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa has welcomed IEC chairwoman Pansy Tlakula’s resignation but lamented the time it took for her to step down. “She has at last seen the light, but it is a pity that she was forced to do so at great cost to government and political parties,” Holomisa said in a statement. “There … Read more
From SAPA – A selection of quotes of Southern African interest “If they think they have enough evidence, then they should go ahead and prosecute me.” – DA MP and former NPA prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach, responding to a report that she could be prosecuted for crimes including corruption and racketeering. “This court recommends that a … Read more
The investigation into IEC chairwoman Pansy Tlakula’s fitness to hold office was postponed in the Electoral Court sitting in the High Court in Johannesburg on Friday. Judge Lotter Wepener said the court would not be able to make a recommendation by 5pm on Tuesday. “The investigation should be postponed to the week of the second … Read more
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 … Read more