Judges reserve judgment on fate of ANC leadership in KwaZulu-Natal
The fate of the ANC’s KwaZulu-Natal leadership is still not known‚ and has again been left in the hands of judges at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, who will now decide whether the provincial executive committee (PEC) vacates office or not. Judgment was reserved on Thursday in the appeal application by the provincial leadership to stop the nullification of its chaotic provincial elective conference held in November 2015. This followed after a ruling in September in the same court, which declared the conference null and void — a ruling the ANC appealed against. ANC lawyer advocate Greg Harpur maintained in his heads of argument before Judges Piet Koen‚ Charmaine Balton and Mahendra Chetty, that removing the PEC from office would cause irreparable damage. He said there would be huge disruption in the performance of the party’s functions. At issue was also the salary of ANC provincial secretary Super Zuma. Zuma’s position is of a full functionary in the organisation, and among all ...
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