Political parties that were excluded from the IEC candidate councillor list have been given a lifeline after the commission announced that, following the ANC's victory in the Constitutional Court, the parties will also be included.
Opposition parties in Buffalo City Metro have accused the ANC of employing underhanded election tactics, including defacing campaign posters and running an alleged 'jobs-for-votes' scheme through the EPWP.
Political parties and independent candidates in the Eastern Cape have pledged peaceful and lawful campaigning after signing the Electoral Code of Conduct in East London ahead of the municipal elections.
