MK Party labels ANC case over its registration as abuse of the court process
The case in which the ANC argues that due process was flouted is currently before the Electoral Court, sitting in the Supreme Court of Appeal.
Former President Jacob Zuma addresses members of the media under the banner of new party uMkhontho We Sizwe on 16 December 2023. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News
JOHANNESBURG - The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has labelled the case brought against it by the African National Congress (ANC) over its registration as an abuse of the court process.
The case in which the ANC argues that due process was flouted is currently before the Electoral Court, sitting in the Supreme Court of Appeal.
Both the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) and MK are opposing and deny any wrongdoing.
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Advocate Dali Mpofu, for the latter, argued on Tuesday that the ANC appealed to the commission against MK’s registration and lost and then seemingly accepted its loss, waiting months before approaching the courts.
"The only thing that made them wake up from their slumber was the announcement on 16 December by former President Zuma that he would vote and campaign for the MK party."
Mpofu said it’s an abuse of process.
"There’s no other logical explanation for a party that has said: 'Look we tried, we are not going to appeal, we are not going to take it further.'"