It's Parly v Concourt on reforming how SA MPs get elected - politicians, incl CR, applying ‘Stalingrad’

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It’s three years since the Constitutional Court instructed Parliament to approve a new Electoral Act that will transform SA’s polity and encourage its best citizens to become MPs. Political parties, including president Cyril Ramaphosa, want none of it, and have applied ‘Stalingrad’ tactics to delay the end of a system which prevents independents from standing for election to Parliament. Dr Michael Louis’s One SA Movement is leading a group of 77 civic society bodies working to replace what was always supposed to be a temporary system. They are determined to overcome the stalling and change the system before the 2024 National Election. Dr Louis explains how to Alec Hogg of BizNews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6 Apr 2023 6AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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