THE Democratic Alliance (DA) says Local Government Elections should go ahead in October as announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier this year.
Various political parties made oral submissions on Friday to the inquiry studying the feasibility of South Africa holding local government elections in October urged the Electoral Commission (IEC) not to postpone the vote but to rather have stringent measures in place to curb the spread of Covid-19.
The DA made its oral submissions at the weekend to the Moseneke Inquiry in support of the Local Government Elections in October while the Economic Freedom Fighters said in its submission that elections should be postponed because they will not be free and fair if held in October.
The IEC appointed Judge Dikgang Moseneke to prepare a report in terms of Section 14(4) of the Electoral Commission Act. The Inquiry was established to make findings and recommendations on whether the
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