[TOP STORY] Call for an end to undue criticism of Independent Electoral Commission

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‘Elections are the lifeblood of a democratic society, and we need to make sure that we do everything to cooperate with and assist the IEC to deliver these free and fair elections,’ says Lawson Naidoo, executive secretary of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution.
18 Mar 9AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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