Judge Nomonde Mngqibisa-Thusi struck the matter from the court roll with costs, including the costs of two counsels on Wednesday meaning that the application will not be head before the May 8 national and provincial elections as the applicants had desired.
Attorney Thabo Kwinana representing the aforementioned applicants informed City Press that his clients were challenging the validity of the ANC Free State provincial list conference on mainly two grounds. In their urgent application these disgruntled ANC members were also demanding that the nominated candidates elected during the provincial list conference and eye marked for the ANC Free State provincial legislature and national legislature be overturned.
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