Independent candidates challenging Electoral Act must wait until August
Constitutional Court postpones urgent matter challenging the act
Individuals not affiliated to any political parties who want to contest in general elections will only possibly get a chance in 2024, if the Constitutional Court finds sections of the Electoral Act barring them from doing so is unconstitutional. On Thursday, the court postponed the urgent challenge to the act by lobby group New Nation Movement and others. Several independent candidates who wanted to stand in next week’s general elections, had asked the court to halt the polls to allow the legislation to be challenged.
South Africans will cast their votes for any of the 76 parties contesting the general elections on Wednesday. ..
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