Image: Dinilohlanga Mekutowas signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa. COSATU says voter education and IDs, especially for young voters, are important issues.The Bill was first passed by the National Assembly in October last year and sent to the NCOP for concurrence. The NCOP subsequently made amendments and sent the Bill back to the Assembly towards the end of November last year for concurrence.
This prompted Parliament to ask for another extension of February 28th as it could not meet the first extended deadline of December the 10th.The Assembly passed the amended Bill in February and sent to the President to sign it into law. However, the battle over its constitutionality is now unfolding, with threats to challenge the Electoral Amendment Act.
The tussle is about the allocation of seats, the number of signatures for independent candidates needed and insufficient public participation in the bill.Share article
Voter education and corrective influencing is of vital importance to bring the uninformed masses to realize that the anc government has failed everyone in South Africa and has clearly reached the expiry date in the realm of political weaknesses!