Siyabathemba Community Movement v The IEC and Others (005/22EC) [2022] ZAEC 7 (22 April 2022)

Siyabathemba Community Movement v The IEC and Others (005/22EC) [2022] ZAEC 7 (22 April 2022)

The application was fundamentally flawed due to lack of locus standi by Mr R J Februarie, who was not the registered party leader and failed to provide a resolution authorising him to act for the applicant. Additionally, a similar matter involving the same parties and cause of action was pending before the Northern Cape High Court, rendering the application frivolous and vexatious under the principle of lis alibi pendens. The Commission acted within its mandate by refusing to intervene in internal party disputes and by not amending the party list without proper notification from the registered leader. The procedural defects and unresolved internal leadership dispute removed the matter...

Citation
[2022] ZAEC 7
Parties
Applicant: Siyabathemba Community Movement (SGB); Respondent: Independent Electoral Commission; Respondent: Siyathemba Municipal Manager; Respondent: Johan Andrew Phillips; Respondent: Mauricial Estell Nimmerhoudt; Respondent: Patricia Mooi
Court
Electoral Court
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
22 April 2022
Case Number
005/22EC
Procedural Posture
Review Application / Judgment
Outcome
Application dismissed.
Judges
Mbha JA, Modiba J, Shongwe AJ, MS PATHER, PROFESSOR NTLAMA-MAKHANYA
Legal Topics
Electoral Commission Powers, Internal Party Disputes, Locus Standi, Lis Alibi Pendens, Misjoinder, Municipal Structures Act
Administrative Law Civil Procedure Electoral Commission Powers Internal Party Disputes Locus Standi Lis Alibi Pendens Misjoinder Municipal Structures Act

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Parties

Siyabathemba Community Movement (SGB)

Applicant

Independent Electoral Commission

Respondent

Siyathemba Municipal Manager

Respondent

Johan Andrew Phillips

Respondent

Mauricial Estell Nimmerhoudt

Respondent

Patricia Mooi

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Review Application / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant's expulsion of the third to fifth respondents was valid and consistent with its constitution.
  2. 2 Whether the Commission's refusal to amend the party list was lawful.
  3. 3 Whether Mr R J Februarie had locus standi to bring the application.

Ratio Decidendi

The application was fundamentally flawed due to lack of locus standi by Mr R J Februarie, who was not the registered party leader and failed to provide a resolution authorising him to act for the applicant. Additionally, a similar matter involving the same parties and cause of action was pending before the Northern Cape High Court, rendering the application frivolous and vexatious under the principle of lis alibi pendens. The Commission acted within its mandate by refusing to intervene in internal party disputes and by not amending the party list without proper notification from the registered leader. The procedural defects and unresolved internal leadership dispute removed the matter...

Court Disposition

Application dismissed.

Orders

  • The application is dismissed.
  • There is no order as to costs.