THE Electoral Commission (IEC) has appointed former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke to lead a review process to determine whether it will be possible to hold free and fair elections on October 27.
The review panel is to advise the IEC if polls can go ahead under the current COVID-19 conditions.
The IEC chairperson Glen Mashinini said on Thursday that Moseneke will undertake an urgent appraisal of all the relevant legal, socio-political, health, practical and other considerations and submit a report to the commission during July.
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced last month that the elections would be held on October 27 amid calls from some parties, including the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), and other political formations, for the polls to be postponed.
Those calling for the postponements argued that lockdown regulations did not allow for effective campaigning.
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