By Thapelo Molefe
The Makhanda High Court has declared the ANC’s decision to appoint an interim Provincial Task Team (PTT) in the Eastern Cape unconstitutional, unlawful and invalid, marking the latest legal setback in the party’s protracted provincial leadership dispute.
In a judgment handed down by Judge Vuyokazi Noncembu on Thursday, the court suspended the operation of the 44-member task team and set aside its appointment, ruling that the ANC National Executive Committee’s (NEC) decision to replace the elected Provincial Executive Committee with the interim structure violated both the Constitution and the ANC’s own rules.
The ruling stems from a long-running battle over leadership in the Eastern Cape, where divisions emerged ahead of a provincial elective conference at which Premier Oscar Mabuyane was expected to seek re-election against then provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi.
That conference was successfully interdicted by disgruntled ANC members including Lwazi Rotya. Following the lapse of the
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