ANCYL gets ultimatum to apologise for Kathrada memorial disruption
13 April 2017
Durban - The African National Congress Youth League has been given an ultimatum to apologise for violating a court order and disrupting Ahmed Kathrada's memorial service, the event's organisers said on Thursday.
If it failed to publish a public apology in newspapers, the Active Citizens Movement intended returning to the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban to seek a contempt of court order and any sanction the judge deemed fit.
The movement had sought an interdict barring ANCYL members from attending the memorial, which took place in Durban on Sunday. It said it feared for the safety of keynote speaker, axed finance minister Pravin Gordhan.
After promises from ANCYL leaders that they would behave, KwaZulu-Natal High Court Judge Rashid Vahed ruled that they could attend.