THE ANC has noted, with concern, that its candidate nomination list, which it submitted at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Friday, 8 March is making the rounds on social media.
The party has conveyed its concerns to the IEC about the unauthorised release of personal information in potential contravention of the Protection of Personal Information Act (Popia).
ANC spokeswoman, Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri said: “We wish to reiterate our full confidence in the IEC’s proven track record of administering and overseeing free, fair and credible elections over the past three decades.
“The IEC continues to do so with professionalism, impartiality and integrity, attributes which have also extended to the secure management of confidential information."
She added the ANC supports the IEC in any efforts it may pursue to investigate the unauthorised release and hold anyone responsible to account.
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“We reiterate that the ANC has and will continue to speak for itself throughout this process on the nature and constitution of the ANC’s candidate lists,” she said.
The commission said it has become aware of candidate lists related to two political parties, the ANC and MK Party that have been circulated or disclosed in an unauthorised manner.
IEC spokeswoman, Kate Bapela said the commission confirms that it has received correspondence from one of the affected parties.
“Indications are that the data emanated from internal system-generated reports within the commission. To this end, the commission has directed an enquiry to establish circumstances and identity of the source of the unauthorised disclosure," Bapela said.
“To the extent that the disclosed documents also contain personal information of data subjects, the commission has reported the incident to the Information Regulator in compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act.”
The governing party is expected to officially release names of the candidates on Monday, 11 March, during a media briefing.
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