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The Electoral Amendment Bill has serious flaws

The Inclusive Society Institute has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to refer the Electoral Amendment Bill to the Constitutional Court for a decision on its constitutionality before signing it into law.

In its 2022/2023 3rd quarter year party funding report, IEC revealed that ANC received over R30 million in donations.

The adoption of the Electoral Amendment Bill concludes a policy framework directed by the Constitutional Court and places the commission in a position to ramp up preparations for the 2024 national and provincial elections, it said.

The IEC welcomes the passing of the Electoral Amendment Bill which will address the disparity between party candidates and those standing as independents.

South Africans have anxiously awaited the Budget Speech that is set to be delivered today, 22 February 2023, by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. The annual Budget Speech is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the country’s finances, information about its economic standing, distribution of revenue across government spheres, amendments to tax, expenditure across national departments, and overall vision for South Africa’s financial way forward. In his State of the Nation A...

CCC is introducing changes it wants included in the electoral law during debate on the Electoral Amendment Bill. It says government has already agreed to some of the proposed amendments, including the setting up of power transferring transitional committee. Ian Makoni speaks about this issue.

Legislation around voting should similarly treat citizens equally whether they are based in Zimbabwe or outside the country.

There is no justification that a vacancy created by an independent candidate be reassigned only to another independent. According to the Independent Electoral Commission, all contestants are eligible to contest any available vacant seat.

Nigerians would expect Buhari to retire as an elder statesman who would someday acknowledge his faults and apologise to Nigerians.