The language and tone of papers submitted in a civil matter by two legal counsel instructed by a Makhanda law firm prompted the ire of the judge who heard the case.
AFTER a dramatic start to the first day where tensions between rival factions threatened to boil over and an urgent court case was struck off the roll, the ANC elective conference was extended by a day so it could finish its business.
The high court in East London has dismissed a last-minute bid to exclude some branches from participating in the ANC's Eastern Cape provincial conference.