Zuma appoints former special advisor as new IEC chair
President Jacob Zuma has appointed Vuma Mashinini as the new chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission.
Mashinini was deputy chief electoral officer of the IEC between 1998 and 2001. In April, Zuma appointed him as a commissioner of the electoral body. He has also served as a special advisor to the president.
The IEC has not had a chairperson since Pansy Tlakula resigned under a cloud last year. The vice chairman, Terry Tselane, has since held the post in an acting capacity.
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