IEC endorses delay of October local government elections

The Electoral Commission has accepted the recommendation of retired Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke that it would not be safe to hold the national local government elections in October in the wake of an increasing number of Covid-19 infections and deaths.

The IEC was reacting to the Moneseke Inquiry report, which was presented to it on July 20 in which Justice Moseneke strongly warned about holding elections while millions of people have yet to receive vaccination against the deadly virus. In his warning, Justice Moseneke said: “On all expert evidence, many lives are likely to be lost unless we reach a certain community immunity. The nearest point of safety will be February 2022 when there is likely to be a high level of community immunity.

“The postponement, therefore, should not be longer than strictly necessary to save lives and limbs,” he said. Agreeing with the report, IEC chairperson Glen Mashinini announced in Pretoria on Friday that they had agreed to approach a competent court of law to ask to postpone the elections until February.

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This is unacceptable. We should all be very, very worried.

That’s madness, it’s our democratic right as citizens of this country to vote. Exotically in a time like this!!!

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I agree, the nation is not ready. We have been brutally bruised by many events such as the recent anarchy, current state of affairs including the pandemic. We cant be expected to make a big decision such as voting. We are not ready

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