October 13, 2021

The Constitutional Court has recently been petitioned to make orders relating to the upcoming municipal elections. The latest application by the Democratic Alliance asks the Constitutional Court to set aside the Electoral Commission’s decision to reopen candidate registration. Freedom Under Law maintains in its submissions as amicus curiae (friend of the court) that the Court …

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The Constitutional Court recently heard argument from a number of parties in a vigorously contested constitutional case. The Electoral Commission is asking the Constitutional Court to allow a departure from the constitutionally set time-limit for the country’s local government elections that are currently scheduled for 27 October 2021. The case has obvious political implications, but …

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