The African National Congress has lodged an appeal against South Africa's Independent Electoral Commission over disputed candidate nominations. According to IOL, the ANC argues that candidates whose details were captured in the IEC system before the submission deadline should be regarded as having been properly submitted, even if the nomination process was not fully completed in time. The dispute centres on how the IEC interprets its cut-off rules for candidate registration.

South Africa's African National Congress is taking its dispute with the Electoral Commission of South Africa over candidate lists to the Electoral Court, according to IOL. The party said it would provide an update on its candidate nominations and preparations for the November local government elections following the court challenge. The dispute centres on the party's candidate list submissions ahead of the municipal polls.

South Africa's governing African National Congress is set to provide an update on its court challenge against the Electoral Commission (IEC). The dispute stems from an announcement last week in which the party said it had been unable to capture all of its candidates on the IEC's system, an issue it attributed to a technical glitch. The challenge centres on the candidate list submission process ahead of elections, according to The Citizen.

The ANC has filed court papers challenging the exclusion of unregistered candidates ahead of South Africa's local government elections. According to the party, it was unable to register the candidates because of technical glitches in the Electoral Commission's (IEC) system. The legal action seeks to address the registration failures so the affected candidates can participate in the polls.

The ANC has approached a South African court seeking an order declaring its candidate lists and nominations 'validly submitted' to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). According to TimesLIVE, the party wants the court to direct the IEC to include the affected lists and nominations in the upcoming election. The legal challenge concerns candidate lists that were reportedly excluded or disputed ahead of the polls.

The African National Congress held a media briefing on Tuesday to explain its decision to take the Electoral Commission of South Africa to court over the submission of its candidate list, according to TimesLIVE. The live stream focused on the party’s challenge to the IEC process, but the provided notice did not include the court sought, specific alleged defect, affected candidates or municipalities, timing, or the IEC’s response.