THE Independent Electoral Commission’s application to have the Local Government Elections postponed to next year will be heard in the Constitutional Court on Friday.
At least 12 political parties and NGOs have applied to be admitted as friends of the court or intervening parties in the high stakes legal case.
The application will be heard virtually.
The IEC wants the court to declare that holding elections beyond the five-year expiry term of municipal councils is constitutional.
The electoral commission has based its application on the recommendations contained in a report by Dikgang Moseneke, which found that under COVID-19 conditions the municipal elections would not be free and fair if they were held in October this year.
Following the adoption of Moseneke’s report, the IEC launched a bid in the Constitutional Court to have the October 27 polls postponed.
The IFP, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the governing ANC have
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