ANC branches will continue their fight against the result of KZN elective conference
The rebel branches say the recent withdrawal of an interlocutory application is ‘a desperate attempt’ by the ANC to delay the hearing
Rebel KwaZulu-Natal ANC branches that took their parent body to court to have the outcome of the November 2015 elective conference declared null and void, have accused the ANC of stalling their case. Addressing the media in Durban after the removal of the interlocutory application from the court roll on Wednesday‚ spokesperson for the group Sithembiso Mshengu said it was still pushing ahead with the court action. The rebel branches went to court in a bid to scrap the outcome of the conference at which Sihle Zikalala beat Senzo Mchunu for the ANC chairmanship, by a small margin. They want the outcome set aside on the basis that legitimate branch delegates had been denied access to the conference venue. "It remains our considered view that the current provincial executive committee of the ANC continues to abuse the court processes in order to prolong their illegitimate occupation of the office and exercise of political authority over the structures of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal‚" he sai...
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