Johannesburg – All eyes will be on the African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday to see if it will be a case of second time lucky when it comes to the submission of councillor candidate lists fort eh looming municipal polls.
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has set up a deadline for 5pm for all parties to submit their lists, with the ANC hoping to fix last month’s mistakes.
The party missed the deadline to register and pay deposits for its members to contests in over 20 municipalities.
The Constitutional Court, on Monday, affirmed the IEC’s decision to re-open the candidate register.
Those already crunching numbers about the local government elections, which are a few weeks away, have been checking the odds with or without ANC candidates in the mix.
While the ANC is hoping to renew itself, it’s been marred by violence, endless disputes and factional battles.
But the party’s national spokesperson Pule Mabe said the ANC had its house in order.
“We have ensured that the team, led by our deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte, has been working around the clock to make sure that we meet any timeline that has been set by the IEC,” said Mabe.
Mabe said while there was talk of a low voter turnout, which pundits believed could mostly benefit the DA, the ANC had put itself in communities urging people to register to vote.
The IEC’s deadline for candidate registration is at 5pm on Tuesday.
