Just six days before South Africans are due to go to the polls on May 8, the Constitutional Court will hear an application for leave to appeal in the matter of the right of independent candidates to contest elections. The Chief Justice has directed that the application be set down […]
Tag: electoral reform
Judgment reserved in electoral reform case which could postpone elections
Compiled and edited from reports in News 24 Judgment was reserved until April 17 yesterday in an application dealing with the rights of independent candidates which the Western Cape High Court heard was of such urgency and importance that it could end up postponing the elections in May. Advocate Alan […]
Application for right of individuals to stand for elections delayed
Originally published in News 24 The application to hear the rights of individuals to stand for national and provincial elections independently was delayed in the Western Cape High Court when Judge Siraj Desai insisted that political parties represented in the National Assembly be joined in the application. The application came […]
Who would you like to become president of SA?
“Who would you choose for President if you could?” asks the New Nation Movement (NNM), in a five-question survey aimed at getting people to engage with a new era of democracy that is dawning in South Africa. The survey which also asks respondents to suggest up to 12 new people […]
Moves to reform Electoral Act gain momentum
The New Nation Movement (NNM) — a non-partisan nation-building movement that wants political power to be transferred from parties to people — met with 12 small political parties in parliament on Wednesday ahead of its March 7 date in the Western Cape High Court where it is challenging the government […]
Bill paves way for independent candidates in 2019 election
South African voters will be able to vote for candidates of their choice in the 2019 elections, and keep their representatives accountable, if a bill calling for the right for independent candidates to stand for public office is passed. An explanatory summary of the draft Electoral Laws Amendment Bill 2019 […]
‘Miracle’ electoral reform bill could open door for independent candidates in next election
The tabling of a private member’s bill with the Speaker of the National Assembly yesterday, that could empower voters to elect the best candidates in next year’s election was a miraculous answer to prayer, said a man who has been waging an 18-months legal battle to reform the Electoral Act. […]