Kwazulu-Natal conference: ANC gets advice before making a call on appeal
The ANC will announce on Tuesday whether it will appeal against the Pietermaritzburg judgment that nullified the 2015 KwaZulu-Natal provincial elective conference, spokesman Zizi Kodwa says. After a special meeting of the party’s national executive committee (NEC) last week, the ANC said that although it had full confidence in the judiciary and accepted the judgment of the full bench of the high court nullifying the provincial conference, it still felt there was a need for further consultation with legal counsel to gain greater clarity on the decision of the court — especially as the decision dealt with rule 17(2)(1) of the ANC constitution, which dealt with how the provincial conference should be constituted and when it must take place. Kodwa said on Monday that the legal advice obtained would give direction on whether the party would appeal against the court ruling or not. If it was advised not to appeal, a provincial task team would be appointed, Kodwa said. If the legal advice i...
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