NEC MEETING
ANC orders members to stop ‘rushing to court’ before exhausting internal processes
The special NEC meeting also discusses the fate of leadership structures in the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and the North West
ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule says the party may clamp down on members who rush to court to resolve matters before exhausting all internal processes. ANC structures have been in turmoil since before the party’s elective conference in December, with a number facing court challenges or litigation threats. A special national executive committee (NEC) meeting was sitting in Irene, Pretoria, on Monday to discuss the fate of leadership structures in the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and the North West. "The court cases we are dealing with because we have said to our members exhaust internal processes. We are at a stage where we are going to say to members who have not exhausted internal processes and decided to go to court that it stops here," Magashule said at the special NEC meeting.
He said the NEC was discussing issues regarding its biggest and most influential province, KwaZulu-Natal. The province’s elective conference could not take place two weekends ago when ...
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