Author: Franny Rabkin

The recent court judgment highlighted the president’s constitutional duties and functions, emphasizing the importance of promoting national unity. Despite arguments from the DA about the president’s address during the election period, the court ruled in favor of the president’s freedom to address the nation. The court emphasized that the speech should be interpreted from the perspective of a reasonable reader, who would understand the president’s message in a broader context. The court dismissed the DA’s claim that the president’s speech overemphasized the administration’s achievements and focused instead on the speech’s objective effect. The judgment concluded that the speech aimed to…

The Electoral Court has called for answering affidavits from the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) and other respondents regarding the MK Party’s (MKP) application to overturn the recent elections. The court has set a deadline for submissions by Tuesday at 6pm, with the MKP required to file a replying affidavit by June 27. The MKP is seeking to have the national and provincial elections declared invalid, alleging voting irregularities that may have affected the outcome. They are requesting a new election date to be set within 90 days of the court’s decision. The party claims that the discrepancies in…