The long-awaited Eastern Cape ANC provincial elective conference has been postponed, the party announced on Tuesday night. DispatchLIVE (http://www.dispatchlive.co.za) previously reported that the conference, scheduled to take place on Friday, may be interdicted after two law firms wrote separately to party bigwigs, calling on them to get their house in order or run the risk of the gathering being halted by a court.
A fearless freedom fighter, an astute educator and a skilful unifier. This is how anti-apartheid activist and former Bay regional task team member Gege Mbikanye was described by ANC colleagues following his death on Friday. Mbikanye, 56, died in hospital on Friday after a long illness ANC Eastern Cape spokesperson Gift Ngqondi said .
An Eastern Cape government official and politician’s bid to dodge a criminal case has failed, and the National Prosecuting Authority has decided to prosecute Luntu Sokutu on charges of assault. Sokutu is a director in the office of premier Oscar Mabuyane, as well as the provincial leader of the ANC Youth League structure.
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