The Democratic Alliance has said it will oppose an application by the African National Congress to submit candidate lists late in six South African municipalities. The Independent Electoral Commission rejected the ANC's lists after the party missed the 5pm deadline. "Deadlines are deadlines," the DA said, according to IOL. The dispute concerns the ANC's eligibility to contest upcoming elections in those municipalities, with the DA arguing the rules should be applied strictly.

The ANC has said it will oppose the Democratic Alliance's application to intervene in an Electoral Court case, arguing that the DA's move could result in 2,274 candidates from 45 parties being kept off the ballot. The DA, for its part, maintains that it has no quarrel with the law. The dispute centres on the DA's bid to join the case, which concerns candidate eligibility ahead of elections. Both parties are expected to present their positions before the Electoral Court.

South Africa’s governing ANC says it will oppose the Democratic Alliance’s application to intervene in a dispute over the party’s candidates list. According to the ANC, the DA is seeking to narrow the right to vote, a right the ANC believes is not the opposition party’s to restrict. The move sets up a legal and political confrontation between the two parties over candidate selection processes ahead of future elections.

The African Transformation Movement has sought court intervention in the ANC's election list dispute, according to TimesLIVE. The ANC is attempting to overturn an Electoral Commission decision that rejected its party lists and ward candidate nominations in six municipalities for missing the submission deadline. The legal battle widens the contest over candidate registration ahead of South Africa's local government elections.

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.

The Democratic Alliance has filed court papers opposing an appeal by the African National Congress to the Electoral Court, according to TimesLIVE. The DA argues that the late submission of candidates undermines the fairness of the electoral process. The legal dispute centres on the ANC's bid to challenge rules governing candidate submissions ahead of elections. The DA's filing sets out its position that strict adherence to submission deadlines is necessary to protect the integrity and equal treatment of all parties participating in the vote.