The ANC says it will oppose the DA’s bid to intervene in its Electoral Court case, arguing that the move could keep 2,274 candidates from 45 parties off the ballot.

The ANC has taken its dispute with the IEC to the Electoral Court, with 181 candidates affected and the party insisting it is not seeking special treatment.

The intervention comes as the ANC seeks to overturn an IEC decision rejecting its party lists and ward candidate nominations in six municipalities for missing the deadline