The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has opened the door to a possible postponement of the 2021 local government elections, appointing retired deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke as an arbitrator in the decision.

He will have until July to compile a report on whether conditions for free and fair election exist amid the Covid-19 pandemic...

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