Statement by Ashor Sarupen – DA Federal Council Chairperson:
The DA has argued our application to intervene and the merits of our case in the ANC’s application to the Electoral Court where they seek to bend the rules of candidate submission for the upcoming election.
The DA’s legal team argued that deadlines are deadlines, and that the ANC’s internal operational failures should not be excused.
All parties were equally subjected to the IEC’s timeline, and all parties were well aware of the deadline and the procudre to properly submit candidates on the system.
As the Court now considers this matter, the DA looks forward to the judgment.

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Fun South African Fact: South Africa is known as the “Rainbow Nation” thanks to its mix of cultures across the country. The status of being a cultural “melting pot” is evident in the fact that South Africa has a whopping 11 official languages: English, Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa, IsiNdebele, Sesotho, Northern Sotho, Setswana, SiSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga. Most South Africans speak more than one national language. IsiZulu is the most common first language and isiXhosa is second. Fun fact – did you know the people of Wakanda speak isiXhosa in Marvel’s Black Panther movie?