ConCourt dismisses application to postpone elections
The Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed the applications of three political parties to postpone the elections.
The African Congress for Transformation, Labour Party of South Africa, and Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats approached the court after missing the deadline to submit their candidate lists, citing a malfunction in the Electoral Commission's online portal.
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The court ruled that the parties had failed to demonstrate sufficient grounds for a postponement and that delaying the elections would be costly.
The IEC argued its online system was functional and a postponement would cost the country almost R600 million.
The commission further contended that a set timetable provided an opportunity for all parties to use the system effectively.
Therefore, had the three parties engaged with the system sooner, they could have identified and addressed the glitches in a timely manner.
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