Johnathan Paoli
ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula threw the spanner in the wheels when he said the ruling party will appeal the court’s decision to dismiss its application to challenge the use of the MK trademark.
Earlier, the KwaZulu Natal High Court dismissed with costs the ANC’s application to stop the uMkhonto weSizwe Party from using the name and logo it claimed legally belonged to its disbanded military wing.
The application had been brought by the ANC which argued that the logo and name of “uMkhonto weSizwe” was not only a crucial part of the party’s heritage, but would cause confusion for voters in the upcoming elections.
Mbalula gave a short media briefing after the judgment on Monday, and accused the court of failing to engage with some of the pressing issues related to the matter and said there were several bases on which the ANC could appeal.
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