Electoral Commission of South Africa v uMkhonto WeSizwe Political Party and Others (CCT 97/24) [2024] ZACC 6 (20 May 2024)

[Recusal] — [double requirement of reasonableness] — [narrow and defined legal issue] — [no reasonable apprehension of bias]

[Section 47(1)(e) of the Constitution] — [eligibility to stand for the National Assembly] — [convicted and sentenced to more than 12 months’ imprisonment] — [interpretation] — [section 47(1)(e) apply when no right of appeal] — [remission not affect sentence under section 47(1)(e)] — [applies to civil contempt convictions]

[Electoral Act 73 of 1998] — [section 30(1)(a)] — [Electoral Commission’s powers] — [empowered to determine qualification for membership of the National Assembly]

[Reasonable apprehension of bias] — [Electoral Commission] — [indirect reference-by-implication cannot result in a reasonable apprehension of bias]