IEC locked in weekend talks as ConCourt orders polls by 1 Nov
"In line with the orders of the Constitutional Court, the Commission will make announcements relating to the electoral programme on Monday," it said.
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will be meeting this weekend to chart a way forward for the country's looming local elections.
This comes after the Constitutional Court ordered the polls to be held between 27 October and 1 November.
The IEC had approached the highest court in the land to ask for permission to postpone the elections to no later than February due to the pandemic, but this has now been denied.
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"The Electoral Commission notes the order handed down by the Constitutional Court in which it dismissed an application by the Commission to defer the upcoming general Local Government Elections scheduled for 27 October 2021," it said in a statement.
"The implications of the Constitutional Court judgment means that the Commission is now required to ensure that it prepares for an election to be held by 1 November 2021."
The commission said it would meet over the weekend to chart a way forward.
"In line with the orders of the Constitutional Court, the commission will make announcements relating to the electoral programme on Monday."
"A meeting with the National Party Liaison Committee will also be convened on an urgent basis."
