{"id":967366,"date":"2024-05-28T09:25:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T09:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/dm-simulator-v2\/?p=967366"},"modified":"2024-05-28T09:25:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T09:25:51","slug":"da-takes-ramaphosa-to-court-over-pre-elections-national-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elections.sabc.co.za\/elections2024\/da-takes-ramaphosa-to-court-over-pre-elections-national-address\/","title":{"rendered":"DA takes Ramaphosa to court over pre-elections national address"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"rt-reading-time\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">&lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span xml_lang=\"en-us\">The Democratic Alliance (DA) has filed papers <\/span><span xml_lang=\"en-za\">at the Electoral Court\u00a0<\/span><span xml_lang=\"en-us\">against President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabcnews.com\/sabcnews\/ramaphosa-commends-peaceful-campaigning-ahead-of-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cyril Ramaphosa<\/a> over\u00a0<\/span><span xml_lang=\"en-za\">Sunday\u2019s address to the nation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span xml_lang=\"en-za\">The party accuses Ramaphosa of being in violation of the Electoral Act and is asking<\/span><span xml_lang=\"en-za\"> that the votes of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to be reduced by one percent. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a televised address on Sunday, the President highlighted the successes of the 6th administration as the country goes to the polls tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>The DA accuses Ramaphosa of abusing his position and public funds to campaign for the ANC.<\/p>\n<p>The official opposition says the president used his position as head of state to garner votes for the governing party.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Our_DA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Our_DA<\/a> also wants a fine of R200 000 imposed on President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CyrilRamaphosa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@CyrilRamaphosa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sabcnews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#sabcnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OYYSV78mff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/OYYSV78mff<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zoleka Qodashe (@ZOLEKV_Q) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZOLEKV_Q\/status\/1795380575014195392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong>VIDEO | Ramaphosa addresses the nation ahead of the 2024 elections:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tbHY-s78OaM?si=Qz1uxCN2yN6lIS7y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: &lt; 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) has filed papers at the Electoral Court\u00a0against President Cyril Ramaphosa over\u00a0Sunday\u2019s address to the nation. The party accuses Ramaphosa of being in violation of the Electoral Act and is asking that the votes of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to be reduced by one percent. 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