ANC Free State to hold provincial congress next week, after BGM court ruling
30 November 2017
Johannesburg – The ANC in the Free State has resolved to hold all outstanding branch general meetings (BGMs) this weekend, which it had initially set aside for its provincial congress.
This comes after the High Court in Bloemfontein ruled that the provincial congress should not take place and that several BGMs across four regions were "irregular, unlawful, unconstitutional and in breach of the ANC constitution".
Disgruntled members of the party in the Free State had taken their provincial executive committee (PEC) to court, claiming that the BGM processes leading up to the ANC’s national elective conference were flawed.
The province also held a provincial general conference (PGC) on Tuesday, notifying members of the event mostly via SMS just hours before it took place.