The standoff between the Active Citizens Movement (ACM) and the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) in KwaZulu-Natal over struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada’s memorial service is once again going to the courts after the league failed to apologise for disrupting the service. The memorial was organised by the ACM. The group said in a statement on Wednesday that it was preparing contempt of court proceedings against the ANCYL for refusing to apologise after its members disrupted Kathrada’s memorial service two weeks ago‚ during which former finance minister Pravin Gordhan and ANC treasurer-general Zweli Mkhize were booed. This comes after the ACM went to the High Court in Durban and won an order allowing the league to attend the memorial under condition that it did not disrupt proceedings. The group had written to the ANCYL demanding an "unconditional apology" to Kathrada’s family‚ itself and the people of SA. They had also demanded a written undertaking that the league would not disrupt its future...
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