IEC unlawfully registered MK as political party, ANC tells court
Governing party claims the electoral body flouted regulations in the September 2023 registration
19 February 2024 - 05:00
The ANC has hauled the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party — which is backed by former president Jacob Zuma — and the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) to court over the newly formed party’s registration.
The governing party wants the electoral court to declare the IEC’s registration of MK, which bears the same name as the ANC’s disbanded military wing, invalid and unlawful, saying the electoral body flouted regulations when registering it in September 2023...
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