ANC to disband Free State provincial executive after Constitutional Court declared the provincial elective conference where the committee was set up unlawful THE African National Congress (ANC) has decided to disband its Free State provincial executive after the Constitutional Court on Friday declared the elective conference where the committee was set up unlawful and its contents and decisions invalid.At a meeting of the ANC’s national executive committee in Mangaung on Saturday to discuss the ruling, senior party leaders emphasised the need to respect the “rule of law” by abiding by the judgment, ANC sources told BDLive.At a press conference on Saturday evening, ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe confirmed the disbandment of the provincial committee and said that a task team would be appointed to deal with the crisis in the province.The disbandment of the provincial executive, headed by chairman Ace Magashule, means it forfeits the 20 votes the structure is allowed at the nation...
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