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The Electoral Court is a South African court that oversees the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and the conduct of elections.It was established by the Electoral Commission Act, 1996 to replace a Special Electoral Court which oversaw the 1994 elections and has status similar to that of a division of the High Court.
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (often referred to as the Independent Electoral Commission or IEC) is South Africa's election management body, an independent organisation established under chapter nine of the Constitution. It conducts elections to the National Assembly, provincial legislatures and municipal councils. [3]
Electoral Amendment Act, Act 73 of 1998 in South Africa (taking effect 16 October 1998) to regulate elections of the National Assembly, the provincial legislatures and municipal councils; and to provide for related matters. The Act provides for the right of South African citizens to vote by registering, to be recorded on a voters roll, enabling ...
The National Assembly of South Africa is elected every five years by party-list proportional representation using closed lists. [2] The lists were first published on 26 March 2024, with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) allowing objections to be lodged, pending a final decision on 28 March 2024. In lists available on 27 March 2024, it ...
The South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) is the official laboratory accreditation body for South Africa. Founded in 1996, SANAS is headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa . SANAS accreditation certificates are a formal recognition by the Government of South Africa that an organisation is competent to perform specific tasks.
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) is a South African statutory body established in terms of the Standards Act (Act No. 24 of 1945). [3] It continues to operate in terms of the latest edition of the Standards Act (Act No. 29 of 2008) as the national institution for the promotion and maintenance of standardization and quality in ...
This is a list of political parties in South Africa. For most of its recent history , South Africa has functioned as a democrati state but with a one-party dominant system , with the African National Congress (ANC) as the governing party.
Map of the wards into which South Africa is divided. In South Africa, wards are geopolitical subdivisions of municipalities used for electoral purposes. Each metropolitan and local municipality is delimited by the Municipal Demarcation Board into half as many wards as there are seats on the municipal council (rounding up if there are an odd number of seats).