The Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) says it is confident that a possible departure of three of its five commissioners will not negatively affect its preparations for the 2019 election. The terms of the three commissioners — Rev Bongani Finca, Terry Tselane and Judge Thami Makhanya — are likely to come to an end this year, ahead of a key election in 2019 that is largely expected to be the most tightly fought since 1994. Their possible departures also raise the possibility that the key 2019 general election could potentially be run by a relatively new team of commissioners. But chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo confirmed to Business Day that both Finca and Makhanya’s terms could be renewed. Tselane has served the maximum number of terms for an electoral commissioner and must now be replaced. Mamabolo expressed confidence in the process of appointing new commissioners, saying he had no doubt that the process would ensure the best minds would be drawn in to enrich the institution. Th...
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