GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY
THE 2024 general election has been characterised by uncertainty from start to finish. On the eve of the election, court cases delayed the printing of ballots.
First, there was uncertainty about whether the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) should have registered the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP). As it turned out, the IEC was vindicated by the Electoral Court.
Second, the eligibility of former president Jacob Zuma to be a member of Parliament was questioned. Section 47(1)(e) of the Constitution was invoked. The
