Two warring ANC factions in KwaZulu-Natal face off in court again next week
Durban — The two warring ANC factions in KwaZulu-Natal will square up against each other in court next week in another legal showdown over the disputed 2015 provincial elective conference. The Pietermaritzburg High Court has set aside Monday next week for the KwaZulu-Natal ANC provincial executive committee (PEC) and the so-called rebels who took them to court for oral presentations. This follows a decision by the PEC to appeal the high court judgment which rendered their victory during the conference null and void. The PEC’s decision to appeal the judgment has been backed by President Jacob Zuma and other members of the party’s national executive committee (NEC). But so-called rebels have said they are expecting nothing less than a pronouncement from the judges granting them the execution of the order. During a media briefing in Durban on Monday‚ both the spokesman for the applicants‚ Sthembiso Mshengu‚ and former Ilembe mayor and convenor of Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s camp...
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