Approval of Electoral Amendment Bill is yet another constitutional crisis in the making
By Michael Louis Civil society has been given no other option than to rely on the courts and civil mobilisation to realise its constitutional rights and reform this electoral system. Wednesday 12 October 2022 marked a Kairos day in 28 years of democracy when Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs approved the Electoral Amendment Bill to […]
Independent Candidate Association says it will fight government’s ‘unconstitutional’ electoral bill
READ ONLINE Article HERE: https://bit.ly/3sHEzs2 The government has for a long time employed numerous ways to circumvent meaningful electoral reform in South Africa, said Dr Michael Louis, founder of the Independent Candidates Association of South Africa in an address to Parliament’s Home Affairs Committee today. And now, with 100 days to go until the deadline […]
The new Electoral Reform Bill ignores Constitutional Court ruling, says new Independent Candidate Association
By Michael Louis Michael Louis is a Member of Parliament and the founder of the Independent Candidate Association of South Africa (ICA), an oversight body to govern independent candidates, councillors and future independent lawmakers in South Africa. He is a businessman and director of the One South Africa Movement. He was a founding member of the […]