Johnathan Paoli
THE African Congress for Transformation (ACT) has described as inaccurate and misleading a recent article by the publication Daily Maverick, which reported that the party formed by the ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule, has been excluded from the ballot paper.
ACT released a statement on Thursday, with party Spokesperson Lebogang Moloko saying that the party will participate in the upcoming elections, disregarding what he said was the unwarranted alarm and disarray that the media house has attempted to instill in its members, volunteers and voters.
“Despite being fully aware of the facts, the Daily Maverick deliberately distorted the truth to serve their malicious purposes. ACT has officially committed to participating in the upcoming National and Provincial elections by signing an electoral pledge with the IEC,” Moloko said.
The spokesperson said that Daily Maverick intentionally failed to address the crucial detail that the party did not approach the Electoral Court
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