With Mashinini on its helm, the ANC is telling the public and other political players that it does not care about free and fair elections.
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PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma has appointed Vuma Glenton Mashinini as chairman of the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC).
Opposition parties have raised their concerns about the new appointed Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
“I am eligible to serve the country, especially pertaining to the commission that I was part the team that established it”, said Mashinini.
“Mr Mashinini served as deputy chief electoral officer of the IEC from 1998 to 2001, where he was responsible for the establishment and administration of the national head office, all nine provincial electoral offices and approximately 350 municipal electoral offices”, said Zuma’s spokesperson, Bongani Majola. The IEC had been without a chairperson since the resignation of advocate Pansy Tlakula in 2014. Zuma wished Mashinini all the best in his new responsibility. “It was felt that I am eligible and my availability would add value to the team that has the responsibility to ensure that our democracy thrives”, he said.
Tselane had had to provide an update on the controversial Riverside office park lease deal, which, at a cost over R30m a year, would be reviewed by a court after its procurement processes were found to be flawed.
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When Mashinini was appointed a commissioner of the IEC, the Democratic Alliance said it was an attempt by the president to capture a critical state institution.
