The African National Congress (ANC) has withdrawn its application to the Electoral Court requesting that the candidate registration system be reopened so that the party can submit its lists.
Earlier, in an affidavit filed by the party's Deputy Secretary-General, Jessie Duarte, she stated that the party was not able to register candidates in 94 municipalities as they had experienced technical difficulties when submitting the candidate lists.
Various political parties were opposed to the ANC's application, while some like the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and Democratic Alliance (DA), had threatened legal action over the matter.
Meanwhile, in a separate development, the Presidency has confirmed that suspended Presidential Spokesperson, Khusela Diko will not be returning to her position. Diko has been subjected to disciplinary processes for her failure to disclose her interests in certain companies, as required by Public Service Regulations on the disclosure of financial interests.
In its statement, the Presidency says Diko has been served with a written warning for this offence and that she will be returning to a different position in the public service.
SABC News speaks to political analyst, Dr Ralph Mathekga.
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