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The Electoral Commission of South Africa (often referred to as the Independent Electoral Commission or IEC) is South Africa's election management body, an independent organisation established under chapter nine of the Constitution. It conducts elections to the National Assembly, provincial legislatures and municipal councils. [3]
the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) an Independent Authority to Regulate Broadcasting. [1] Though chapter nine calls for a broadcast regulator it does not specifically mandate the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). [2] Interpretations vary on whether ICASA is a Chapter 9 institution or not.
The National Assembly of South Africa is elected every five years by party-list proportional representation using closed lists. [2] The lists were first published on 26 March 2024, with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) allowing objections to be lodged, pending a final decision on 28 March 2024. In lists available on 27 March 2024, it ...
The Electoral Court is a South African court that oversees the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and the conduct of elections.It was established by the Electoral Commission Act, 1996 to replace a Special Electoral Court which oversaw the 1994 elections and has status similar to that of a division of the High Court.
In October 2011, a parliamentary committee chaired by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng recommended that Taljaard should be appointed to fill one of three vacancies arising at the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). [42] Jacob Zuma, in his capacity as President of South Africa, appointed her to the commission in November. [43]
General elections were held in South Africa on 29 May 2024 to elect a new National Assembly as well as the provincial legislature in each of the nine provinces. [1] [2] This was the 7th general election held under the conditions of universal adult suffrage since the end of the apartheid era in 1994.
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Meeting place: KwaZulu-Natal Parliament Building 239 Langalibalele Street, Pietermaritzburg: Term: 22 May 2019 – 28 May 2024: Election: 8 May 2019: Government: Executive Council of Sihle Zikalala: Members: 80: Speaker: Ntobeko Boyce: Deputy Speaker: Themba Mthembu [1] Premier: Nomusa Dube-Ncube: Leader of the ...
Janet Yetta Love (born 21 December 1957) is a South African civil servant, activist and former politician who has served as vice-chairperson of the Electoral Commission of South Africa since 2018. Before her appointment to the Electoral Commission in 2016, she was a part-time commissioner at the South African Human Rights Commission from 2009 ...