Will Tlokwe judgment effect the municipal elections

The Tlokwe case, soon to be argued before the Constitutional Court, could reach a conclusion where judges decide it is not possible to hold a free and fair election in South Africa right now. It may not have seemed so just two weeks ago, when the Independent Electoral Commission submitted its papers, but the arguments submitted by the independent candidates who started this whole process are seriously strong. With so much of the political posturing currently on display by the political players, it is sometimes missed that this year’s local government elections are in grave danger.

Guest: Phephelaphi Dube
Position: Legal Officer, Centre for Constitutional Rights