Simon Nare
Former President Jacob Zuma’s MK party has temporarily withdrawn its case against the IEC at the Electoral Court – where it sought to challenge the 29 May national and provincial election results – due to technicalities and not because the case is weak, said the party in a statement.
The party on Wednesday notified the court it is temporarily putting its bid to have the election results declared null and void, on ice.
The party has cited National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza and President Cyril Ramaphosa among the respondents.
In papers supporting the withdrawal, the party’s lawyers, JG & Xulu Incorporated, pointed out that the move should not be interpreted as though it has no case but rather that it needed more time to put together its case and collate evidence at its disposal.
The lawyers said as soon as the party filed papers, the IEC with the
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