POLITICAL WEEK AHEAD: Last chance to lodge an objection to party candidates on election lists
With a little more than a month to go until the 2019 elections, political party lists have been published for public scrutiny and objections. Members of the public have until Tuesday to lodge objections to any candidate on the party lists. There are 48 political parties contesting the May 8 election. The ANC has received criticism for the lists it submitted to the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) in February. The list included controversial politicians and those who have been implicated in state capture or accused of lying under oath, such as Bathabile Dlamini, Malusi Gigaba, Mosebenzi Zwane and Nomvula Mokonyane. There are also a number of new political parties registered to contest the polls, including controversial characters such as Hlaudi Motsoeneng, who is leading the African Content Movement, BLF leader Andile Mngxitama, and Mzwanele Manyi, who is the policy chief for the African Transformation Movement. All three are on their parties’ candidate lists. Other newcomers are Pat...
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