By Thapelo Molefe
The East London High Court has interdicted this weekend’s ANC Eastern Cape Provincial Elective Conference, ordering the party to postpone the gathering until internal disputes raised by branches are resolved.
The urgent application was brought by ANC members Lwazi Rotya, Sinethemba Mpande and Nompumelelo Mzothwa, who sought to interdict the conference on the basis that it was being convened despite unresolved grievances over delegate verification and internal processes.
Acting Judge Babalo Metu directed the ANC PEC, Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula, the provincial secretary and other respondents to comply with the party’s governance instruments, including conference guidelines and its Constitution.
In its ruling on Thursday — just a day before the conference was set to begin — the court found that the gathering could not lawfully proceed while internal disputes remained unresolved, effectively halting preparations at the eleventh hour.
Reacting to the judgment, ANC national executive committee (NEC) convenor
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