#PODCAST Following yesterday's ConCourt ruling, independent candidates will participate in the 2024 elections for the first time #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Independent candidates will participate for the first time in next year's general elections. This after the Constitutional Court has dismissed the application by the Independent Candidates Association (ICASA) to declare the Electoral Amendment Act unconstitutional. The apex court found that the organisation failed to make a case for constitutional invalidity. The ICA contended that the 200 to 200 proportion was unfair and would be prejudicial to independent candidates. The organisation instead suggested the 350 to 50 split, however, the apex court found that it did not present a viable remedy should an overhang occur with the 350 to 50 proportion. Terry Tselane, Executive Chair of the Institute of Election Management Services in Africa, says the judgment levels the playing field for independent candidates and political parties...