Parliament - The National Assembly on Tuesday approved the appointment of Vuma Mashinini to serve on the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC), despite objections from opposition parties.
Parliament's home affairs portfolio committee last week recommended that Mashinini take over as IEC head, a post left vacant following the controversial departure of its former chair Pansy Tlakula.
Mashinini at one time acted as a special adviser to President Jacob Zuma.