IEC asks court to postpone January and February by-elections
For months gatherings were prohibited, which affects the holding of political activities required to ensure that elections are free and fair
11 January 2021 - 16:07
UPDATED 11 January 2021 - 19:25
The Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) has again asked the courts to postpone by-elections after restrictions on political activities were reintroduced as a result of a second wave of Covid-19 that is raging through SA.
The latest request to the electoral court by the IEC to postpone the by-elections comes less than a year before SA has to have its next local government elections between August and November 2021. ..
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