ANC vs MK Party: Electoral Court Postpones Judgement Due to Unknown Causes

ANC vs MK Party: Electoral Court Postpones Judgement Due to Unknown Causes

  • The judgement in the case between the African National Congress and the MK party has been postponed
  • The electoral court was supposed to make a ruling concerning the issue of the MK party using the name of the uMkhonto weSizwe on 25 March 2024
  • South Africans suspect that there was sinister activity behind the scenes that affected the outcome of the case

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The judgement in the court case between the ANC and the MK party has been postponed
The ANC and MK party did not hear their case's outcome as the judgement was postponed. Images: Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images and Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images
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PRETORIA – The Electoral Court of the Supreme Court of Appeals announced that the judgement between the African National Congress and the MK Party regarding using the MK name has been postponed. South Africans believe there might be an ulterior motive for the sudden postponement.

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MK vs ANC judgement postponed

According to a tweet by @IsmailAbramjee, the Electoral Court was supposed to pass the judgement between the ANC and MK party on 25 March at 10am. However, Ismail Abramjee's email indicated a sudden change and that the judgement would be postponed.

The email only noted that the court is finalising some details but did not divulge the details. View the tweet here:

South Africa has suspicions

Citizens following the case have misgivings about the case's judgement, which was postponed.

Alettaha said:

“This sounds ominous.”

Sithembele Ndum-Ndum asked:

“Is the Electoral Court delayed by a conference call from Cyril Ramaphosa and Raymond Zondo?”

Rob Madde said:

“The size of the brown envelope may have gotten bigger.”

MK Party Is My Home asked:

“Who is demanding the changes? Judges don’t talk about cases they are not part of. How did they talk about the changes in the venue?”

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Standing for Justice said:

“Captured judiciary.”

Dali Mpofu slams ANC during court session

In a similar article, Briefly News reported that Advocate Dali Mpofu slammed the ANC.

Mpofu, representing the MK party in the MK va ANC court saga, accused the ANC of taking time to file an appeal. South Africans laughed at Mpofu and wondered if he would win the case.

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Tebogo Mokwena (Current Affairs editor) Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art. He was also a sub-editor and journalist for Capricorn Post before joining Vutivi Business News in 2020, where he covered small business news policy and governance, analysis and profiles. He joined Briefly News in 2023. Tebogo passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative Email: tebogo.mokwena@briefly.co.za