All eyes are now on the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) and its critical task of ensuring that Wednesday’s election is credible and glitch free.The commission will be looking to repair its image, tarnished by litigation over missing addresses on the voters’ roll in Tlokwe, North West.The IEC was long run by its former chairperson Brigalia Bam and former chief electoral officer Pansy Tlakula, who also chaired the commission. The six people behind the IEC today are:• Chairman Glen Mashinini, who was appointed in 2015: He may be known for his ability to dance in front of large crowds and his relationship with President Jacob Zuma, but as he has pointed out on more than one occasion, he was part of the team that established the electoral authority in 1998.Mashinini was Zuma’s special projects adviser, but he returned to the IEC after his appointment to replace Tlakula, who left under a cloud after Public Protector Thuli Madonsela found in her report Inappropriate MovesIn August 2013, M...
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