The Constitutional Court is yet to make a judgement after the IEC appealed an Electoral Court ruling that allows former president Jacob Zuma to run for public office.
JOHANNESBURG - Some legal experts believe it's unlikely that the Electoral Commission of South Africa will lose its appeal against an Electoral Court ruling giving former president Jacob Zuma the green light to stand for public office in the upcoming elections.
Earlier this month the court upheld a challenge from Zuma and his Umkhonto Wesizwe Party against a decision by the IEC to disqualify him, as a result of the 15-month prison sentence he was given in 2021 for contempt. The IEC subsequently lodged an appeal bid with the constitutional court, which - according to weekend reports - has now agreed to hear it on the 10th of May."I will be surprised if the appeal is not necessarily successful. I'm happy that the IEC took the matter on appeal because I do think there are reasonable prospects of the Constitutional Court coming to a different conclusion," said the University of Pretoria’s Dr Llewelyn Curlewis.
"So first and foremost, for purposes of legal certainty," he said, noting that it's important that the court"considers the matter and gives clarity and finality in the interpretation of Section 47 of the Constitution."
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