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ANC FState elective conference unlawful and invalid - ConCourt

Majority rules seven to three to uphold appeal from the high court

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA

Case CCT 109/12

In the matter between:

MPHO RAMAKATSA - First Applicant

TUMISO MBETHE - Second Applicant

MAJORO MPURU - Third Applicant

ELISHA MBAGULA - Fourth Applicant

CECILIA CHAKA - Fifth Applicant

NTSHIWA MOROLLOANE - Sixth Applicant

and

ELIAS MAGASHULE - First Respondent

THABO MANYONI - Second Respondent

WILLIAM BULWANA - Third Respondent

MAMIKI QABATHE - Fourth Respondent

MSEBENZI ZWANE  - Fifth Respondent

TATE MAKGOE - Sixth Respondent

BUTANA KHOMPELA - Seventh Respondent

OLLY MLAMLELI - Eighth Respondent

 

SISI MABE - Ninth Respondent

SAM MASHINENE - Tenth Respondent

FEZI NGUMBENTOMBI - Eleventh Respondent

MALEWATLE NTHEDI - Twelfth Respondent

SEBENZILE NGANGELIZWE - Thirteenth Respondent

MANANA TLAKE - Fourteenth Respondent

SISI NTOMBELA - Fifteenth Respondent

MANANA SECHOARA - Sixteenth Respondent

SARAH MOLELEKI - Seventeenth Respondent

MADALA NTOMBELA - Eighteenth Respondent

JACK MATUTLE - Nineteenth Respondent

MEGGIE SOTYU - Twentieth Respondent

MATHABO LEETO - Twenty-First Respondent

 JONAS RAMOGOASE - Twenty-Second Respondent

GERMAN RAMATHEBANE - Twenty-Third Respondent

MAX MOSHODI - Twenty-Fourth Respondent

MADIRO MOGOPODI - Twenty-Fifth Respondent

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - Twenty-Sixth Respondent

ORDER DATED 14 DECEMBER 2012

CORAM: Moseneke DCJ, Jafta J, Khampepe J, Nkabinde J, Skweyiya J, Van der Westhuizen J and Zondo J. (Mogoeng CJ, Froneman J and Yacoob J dissenting)

Having heard counsel for the applicants, the 1st to 25th respondents and the 26th respondent, the following order is made:

1.  The appeal is upheld. 

2. The order of the High Court dismissing the application is set aside.

3. The provincial elective conference of Free State province of the African National Congress held at Parys on 21 - 23 June 2012 and its decisions and resolutions are declared unlawful and invalid.

4. There is no order as to costs.

MS STANDER

SENIOR REGISTRAR

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

TO: BEZUIDENHOUTS ATTORNEYS

Applicants' Attorneys

104 Kellner Street

Wesdene

BLOEMFONTEIN

c/o: RAMUSHU MASHILE TWALA INC
2nd Floor, Block 2

Liberty Life Office Park

171 Katherine Street

Strathavon

SANDTON

AND TO: CHARLES VERTUE

First to Twenty-Fifth Respondents' Attorneys

Gous Vertue & Associates Inc.

Suite 8, Preller Square Centre

Graaff Reinet Street

Dan Pienaar

BLOEMFONTEIN

AND TO: BOMELAS ATTORNEYS

Twenty-Sixth Respondent's Attorneys

Office Park 2

President Reitz Street

Westdene

BLOEMFONTEIN

Issued by the Constitutional Court, December 14 2012

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