Johannesburg – The Electoral Court has ruled that the re-run of the Tlokwe by-elections, which was scheduled to be held on Wednesday, be postponed for six weeks.

“The certification of the voters’ roll which is the subject of this case is set aside,” the court said in its order handed down on Tuesday evening.

The Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) was also ordered to provide all candidates contesting the by-election with a copy or a segment of the voters’ roll and the addresses of all registered voters, where addresses were available.

Independent candidates, who were contesting the by-election, approached the court on Tuesday requesting that it postpone the election due to issues with the voters roll.

The candidates have expressed concerns regarding the veracity of it.

The by-elections, which were scheduled for Wednesday, were meant to be held following last year’s Constitutional Court judgment that set aside the previous by-elections, which took place on September 12, 2013 in Ward 18, and on December 10, 2013 in Wards one, four, 11, 12, 13 and 20.

The court ordered that they be re-run.

The Electoral Court judgment on Tuesday only mentioned six of the seven wards. 

Last week, IEC CEO Mosotho Moepya said the commission had taken the necessary steps to verify people’s addresses to ensure a smooth election on the day.
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Bloemfontein – Tempers flared at the University of the Free State on Tuesday morning, hours after a Varsity Cup rugby match was disrupted.

Dozens of Economic Freedom Fighters supporters, clad in red T-shirts and berets, spilled onto the campus and blockaded the main gate, despite the university announcing that it had been closed for the day.

Groups of students and EFF members flocked to the CR Swart statue and set it alight. Other students chased them away.

Protesters smashed glass cabinets and spray painted the words “Robert Sobukwe Law School” on one building.

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Cape Town – We want to protect children against revenge porn, the Film Publications Board told Parliament on Tuesday.

This after the board was questioned about whether it was within their mandate to deal with revenge porn, the practice of distributing private sexual photographs and films without concern from the individual featured.

The board, alongside the Communications Department, was presenting the films and publications amendment bill to Parliament’s communications committee on Tuesday.

The bill seeks to amend the Films and Publications Act by closing the gaps in online content regulation.

In terms of the proposed new law, no person may post private photos or films on the internet without consent, or with the intention of causing individual distress.

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EFF members, AfriForum students and a prayer group have left the area outside the University of Pretoria’s main gate, but will return tomorrow to continue protest action, a report says.

Netwerk24 reports that the EFF, AfriForum and the prayer group have all left the area outside the main gate at the University of Pretoria.

The groups will be back tomorrow, Netwerk24 reports, especially AfriForum, who will hand in a memorandum.

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