Johnathan Paoli
THE KwaZulu Natal High Court has dismissed with costs the ANC’s application to stop the uMkhonto weSizwe Party from utilising the name and logo it claimed legally belonged to its disbanded military wing.
The court made its ruling on Monday in Durban over an application brought by the ruling party 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.
MK party founder Jabulani Khumalo said he was happy with the outcome of the judgment, and that the ruling party’s application was nothing other than an attempt at interrupting the MK’s election campaign programme.
He said that the party remained unstoppable and that it would focus on the elections despite the recent challenges.
Some of the concerns raised in the defence of the MK party was whether
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