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This news report covers the legal battle between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) regarding the submission of candidate lists for local government elections:

• The Electoral Court reserved judgment and prepared to hand down its ruling following hours of legal arguments over the ANC’s failure to submit candidates before the designated deadline.
• The dispute arose after the ANC was unable to register over 180 candidates. The party argued that technical glitches on the IEC’s online portal prevented the submissions and claimed its candidates were being unfairly and unlawfully excluded from contesting the polls.
• The IEC refuted claims of a system malfunction, countering that the rules and deadlines were clear to all participants and that no technical failure occurred on their end at the submission point.
• The Democratic Alliance (DA) opposed the ANC’s bid in court, arguing that deadlines are critical for ensuring free and fair elections and must be applied strictly and equally to every contesting political party.