Helen Zille, like Jacob Zuma, attacked the apex court as well as the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) without evidence. It’s strange, given that Zille and the DA have used the courts in the past to such great effect to hold the ANC to account for its disrespect of the law and the constitution.

Zille last week accused the Constitutional Court of potentially leaking information to the ANC, causing the party to drop its Electoral Court bid to get the IEC to reopen the candidate registration process for the local government elections...

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