Magashule wants court bid heard urgently, warns of party violence if delayed Ace Magashule claims the ANC s step aside resolution has been unfairly implemented by a faction aligned to Ramaphosa, in a bid to oust him as the party’s secretary-general. FILE: The corruption-accused former Free State premier wants his suspension to be declared unlawful and return to Luthuli House to manage the affairs of the ANC. Picture: Boikhutso Ntsoko/Eyewitness News
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DURBAN – Suspended African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Ace Magashule has called for his court bid against the ANC to be heard on an urgent basis citing fears of intra-party violence if there’s a delay.
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Suspended African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Ace Magashule has called for his court bid against the ANC to be heard on an urgent basis citing fears of intra-party violence if thereâs a delay.
In court papers filed to the Johannesburg High Court, and seen by Eyewitness News, President Cyril Ramaphosa and ANC Deputy Secretary-General Jesse Duarte have also been cited as respondents in addition to the governing party.
Magashule wants the court to enforce a suspension letter he issued to the governing partyâs president.
The corruption-accused former Free State premier wants his suspension to be declared unlawful and return to Luthuli House to manage the affairs of the ANC.
Ace Magashule goes to court to challenge ANC step-aside resolution
By Ntombi Nkosi
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Johannesburg - Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has gone to the South Gauteng High Court to challenge his suspension and order from the African National Congress national executive committee (NEC) to apologise to the party for an unwarranted suspension letter against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
After the weekend s ANC special NEC meeting, Ramaphosa announced the NEC decision ordering Magashule to apologise to the ANC, failing which he could face disciplinary action.
Magashule had until the end on Friday to apologise to the party for his alleged misconduct.
It will be interesting to see if NEC members afford Duarte the same respect they showed Magashule
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The interim role assumed by ANC Deputy Secretary-General Jessie Duarte will, over the next few weeks, serve as a litmus test of how serious the governing party is on matters of gender equality.
It will be interesting to observe whether many of the ANC national executive committee (NEC) members and those at branch level afford Duarte the same respect they have shown suspended Secretary-General Ace Magashule.
In his closing remarks on Tuesday after the NEC concluded its meeting, ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa maintained that the NEC “condemned the unwarranted attacks” on Duarte and staff members stationed at Luthuli House. He said the committee reaffirmed its confidence in Duarte and “supports her in carrying out her duties as per the ANC’s constitution”.
12 May 2021, 8:43 AM | Abongile Dumako | @sabcnews
Image: SABC News Deputy Secretary General Jessie Duarte says there was confusion on what the ANC constitution says when it comes to the age of the members of the league.
The NYTT was appointed by the ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) to assist the ANC Youth League to organise its national elective conference.
ANC deputy Secretary-General Jessie Duarte says there was confusion on what the ANC constitution says when it comes to the age of the members of the league.
She was addressing the media at the ANC headquarters in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
“We took it back to the NEC and that’s where decisions are made and corrected if they are wrong. We ensure that we are very clear that on the day that you turn 35, you have to depart from the ANC Youth League and I hope that it is clear in the constitution of the ANC Youth League w