The parody that is public participation in South Africa laid bare at Electoral Bill hearings
The public hearings into government’s proposed new Electoral Bill have thus far been something of a farce, totally ignoring the Constitutional Court’s ruling on the inclusion of independent candidates in elections. Last week the much-anticipated public hearings into government’s proposed new Electoral Bill commenced, affording South Africans the opportunity to have their say on which […]
Mixed views on Electoral Amendment Bill which seeks to allow independent candidates to contest elections
Residents in Pretoria yesterday expressed mixed views during the public hearings on the Electoral Amendment Bill, which seeks to allow independent candidates to contest provincial and national elections. The parliamentary portfolio committee on home affairs hosted the hearing in Hammanskraal to solicit public views on the introduction of independent candidates in the general election. In […]