EFF leader, Julius Malema, has accused the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of a lack of transparency in the process of registering candidates for the upcoming local government polls.
This as the IEC postponed the deadline of five o’clock to nine o’clock on Monday evening, saying several political parties have requested the extension as they still needed to finalise the list of those who will represent them in the polls.
“We are saying to the IEC, be transparent. Don’t talk to us in fork tongues. “Several political parties” – what is that? There is no party in South Africa called ‘several political parties. Tell us who asked for postponement from 5 o clock to 9 o clock,” said Malema.
“We called the CEO of the IEC who said, ‘I checked, they said the system is closed’. I sent him a video where the system was still running and open. What is
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