Bear in mind, it is illegal to strike on Election Day. The Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is battling to avert disaster, as employees and trade unions threaten to down tools.
As 8 May draws ever-nearer, the palpable anticipation is reaching a boiling point, on many intersecting fronts. Political parties have wrapped-up their protracted campaign efforts leaving voters to their own idiosyncratic devices. With ballot boxes at the ready, the 2019 elections, touted as being the most vital since the country’s dawn of democracy, are set to define the future of South Africa.
Yet, dissidence within the ranks of the IEC is threatening to tarnish the organization’s promise of ‘free and fair elections’. The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) issued a statement on Monday morning, calling for urgent intervention from the IEC. According to NEHAWU spokesperson, Khaya Xaba, the issues relating to the labour
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