ANC candidate list dispute heads to ConCourt
ANC candidate list dispute heads to ConCourt Nokuthula Khanyile Mon, 10/12/2026 - 06:00 JOHANNESBURG - The ANC’s candidate-list dispute is set to be heard in the Constitutional Court on Monday. The party is challenging an Electoral Court ruling in favour of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). The dispute follows the ANC’s failure to submit all its candidates’ names before the deadline for next month’s local government elections, resulting in the exclusion of 181 candidates. READ | ANC fa
ANC candidate list dispute heads to ConCourt Nokuthula Khanyile Mon, 10/12/2026 - 06:00
JOHANNESBURG - The ANC’s candidate-list dispute is set to be heard in the Constitutional Court on Monday.
The party is challenging an Electoral Court ruling in favour of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
The dispute follows the ANC’s failure to submit all its candidates’ names before the deadline for next month’s local government elections, resulting in the exclusion of 181 candidates.
**READ | **ANC fails in bid to get 181 candidates onto election ballot
The ANC blamed technical glitches in the IEC’s online nomination system for the late submissions.
However, the Electoral Court ruled against the party, while the IEC maintained that no technical glitches had been reported.
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- October 12, 2026
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- Nokuthula Khanyile
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