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The Electoral Commission of South Africa says there is nothing wrong with meeting with US Ambassador Reuben Brigety just weeks before the May 29 elections. The IEC’s top officials met with Brigety in Pretoria this week, drawing criticism from some circles that the US was apparently influencing the outcome of the polls. The IEC says…
Civil society organisation Democracy in Action has threatened to take legal action against the Electoral Commission (IEC) if it failed to make public minutes of a meeting with US Ambassador Reuben Brigety within seven days.
This is the second time US Ambassador Reuben Brigety has sent the country into a tailspin after last year s claims that SA sold arms and ammunition to Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has assured Mzansi that he will be receiving the first part of the final report of the Zondo Commission on Tuesday, 4 January.