The Western Cape High Court has ordered uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party to reverse the expulsion of religious leaders who are part of the All African Alliance Movement (AAAM).
The organisation of church leaders endorsed the Jacob Zuma-led partyahead of the 29 May elections
CHURCH LEADERS WIN CASE AGAINST MK PARTY
AAAM leader Bishop Sophonia Tsekedi, topped the MK Party’s Parliament candidate list but was not appointed when the party won 58 seats.
Another candidate Khethiso Tebe who was number seven of the candidate list was also sidelined.
On Thursday, 5 December, the Western Cape High Court said the decision of the MK Party, to expel the applicants from the party and remove their names from the list of candidates published in the Government Gazette to serve as representatives in the National Assembly and provincial legislature, as indicated in the schedule, is reviewed and set aside, TimesLIVE reported.
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