ANC appeals committee visits EL

The ANC's appeals committee arrived in East London on Wednesday, being run by national leaders Dakota Legoete and Zoleka Capa.
The meeting was meant to be convened by ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte, who is also head of the national appeals committee.
The 15 branches lodged disputes on September 3 after their regional conference elected Phumlani Mkolo with 120 votes. They were outside the East London City Hall on Wednesday to demand a verdict.
Namtshaka Branch chairperson Silumnko Bushula said they had no interest in restarting the disputes process but wanted a report back.
The chairperson brought five delegates to the 229 delegates who congregated at the City Hall two months ago to elect Mkolo. “The conference elected leaders using incorrect credentials. We are waiting to hear what the disputes committee is going to say on what we presented. They promised to return to us in 10 days , a deadline passed ages ago,” said Bushula.
The conference, which started on August 31, saw Pumlani Mkolo win with 120 votes against the 107 votes for former chair Xola Pakati, also the Buffalo City Metro mayor.
Among those who had lodged disputes was Ward 25 in Phakamisa, which challenged why branches were not given a 24-hour cooling period required by the party’s constitution, when the ANC decided to allow the region to go to an elective conference.
The branch also registered a dispute about the elections commission announcing that 223 voting delegates would take part in the elections of the new leaders, but, in fact, 229 took part...

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