BLF heads to Electoral Court over being de-registered as a party
Black First Land First, which does not allow white members, says the decision is ‘unjust’, and due only to pressure by the ‘racist’ Freedom Front Plus
17 July 2019 - 18:51
Black First Land First (BLF) filed its appeal with the Electoral Court on Wednesday to become a political party again after the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) de-registered the party earlier this week.
BLF deputy president Zanele Lwana said in a statement on Wednesday that the IEC had made an “unjust decision”, adding that, “This is a banning order against the BLF.”..
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