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Timelines

South Africa’s 2024 nomination challenges timeline

Follow the dated milestones in this historical proceeding.

Coverage through 2024-05-20 · Sources checked 2026-11-07

What this record covers

A historical summary based on the Court’s explanatory media note which is not the binding judgment. Coverage ends on 20 May 2024.

Position at the coverage date

The Court dismissed Labour Party’s request for direct access and ACT/AASD’s requests for leave to appeal though the minority would have granted ACT limited relief. [s1] [s2]

The sequence

4 documented milestones. Highlighted entries mark turning points. Dates retain the precision of the source.

  1. Court record

    Electoral Court judgment

    The lower court dismissed the applications.

    Evidence [s1] Link to this event

  2. Court record

    Urgent hearing

    The Constitutional Court heard the three matters together.

    Evidence [s1] Link to this event

  3. Court record · Turning point

    Orders issued

    The Court issued its orders.

    Evidence [s1] Link to this event

  4. Court record · Turning point

    Reasons published

    The Court explained the orders including the minority position.

    Evidence [s1] Link to this event

Sources & evidence

  1. [s1] Constitutional Court of South Africa

    Nomination challenges: official media summary (repository text)

    Official court summary, text version · Accessed 2026-11-07

  2. [s2] Constitutional Court of South Africa

    Nomination challenges: official media summary (PDF)

    Official court summary, PDF · Accessed 2026-11-07

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Public update history

— First source-linked edition. Coverage is limited to the dates stated above.

— Reviewed titles and explanatory text against the copywriting rules. Source links, dates and data are unchanged.

— Repaired links to the official court repository text and PDF. Coverage and legal findings are unchanged.

— Titles and explanatory text passed the copywriting and source-consistency checks. Sources and data are unchanged.