Pansy Tlakula resigned on Tuesday after a year of controversy over findings of maladministration following a probe by the public protector PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma has instructed Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng to establish a panel to recommend a replacement for disgraced Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) chairwoman Pansy Tlakula.Ms Tlakula announced her resignation on Tuesday after a year of controversy over findings of maladministration following a probe by Public Protector Thuli Madonsela of a R320m lease for the commission’s Centurion headquarters — in a deal with business associate and African National Congress heavyweight Thaba Mufamadi.Opposition parties took Ms Tlakula to court to compel her to resign over the controversial deal. The court last month ruled that Ms Tlakula’s misconduct warranted that she be removed from her office.According to the Electoral Commission Act of 1996, a panel to recommend an IEC chair candidate is to be chaired by the chief justice and must al...
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