DA says ConCourt ruling on ANC case raises serious concerns [SOUND]

# The DA says the Constitutional Court judgment in the ANC’s candidate list case raises serious concerns about the precedent it sets for complying with the Electoral Commission’s deadlines and requirements. The apex court overturned the Electoral Court’s decision that resulted in the exclusion of 181 ANC candidates from six municipalities ahead of the next month’s local government elections. The DA’s Ashor Sarupen says the courts have held that strict mechanical compliance applies to deadlines in every matter up to now: