South African Court Confirms Exclusion of Election Candidates
One day2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 1 day
All 2 reports on Wed, 16 September 2026
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Bloomberg Politics
AllAfrica
16 Sept, 09:56over 2 hours16 Sept, 12:19
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Wed, 16 September 2026
2 reports- Bloomberg Politics09:56first to report
South Africa’s Electoral Court upheld the exclusion of some candidates from a local-government vote scheduled for Nov. 4, putting the country’s biggest political party at risk of losing control of several town councils.
- AllAfrica12:19
[Scrolla] The Electoral Court has dismissed the ANC's appeal over 181 candidates excluded from the local government elections. The court also granted the DA leave to intervene in the case, while the ANC says it will pursue a further appeal.