#PODCAST Mmusi Maimane lauds changes to the Electoral Amendment Act, calls it a "step in the right direction" #sabcnews episode artwork

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#PODCAST Mmusi Maimane lauds changes to the Electoral Amendment Act, calls it a "step in the right direction" #sabcnews

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By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane says the changes to the Electoral Amendment Act is a step in the right direction to bring the people to Parliament. After much contestation, the Constitutional Court ruled last week that the Act was constitutional- but added that independent candidates will no longer be required to collect 15-percent signatures to contest next year's elections. Instead, one thousand signatures will be sufficient. Maimane explains what this will mean for independent candidates on the ground...

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