ANC head scoffs at talk of disharmony in KwaZulu-Natal

A COURT challenge seeking to oust the provincial leadership of the ANC brought by a cohort of rebels has merely galvanised the leadership of the party.

This was according to KwaZulu-Natal ANC provincial chairman Sihle Zikalala‚ who dismissed any notion of divisions within the ruling party.

Speaking at a business breakfast in Durban yesterday, Zikalala said he had told economic ratings agency Moody’s that the court challenge had spurred party leaders to speak the same language.

This is contrary to remarks made by Vryheid ANC councillor Lawrence Dube‚ who vowed this week to displace the illegitimate leadership in the province.

Dube led the application‚ which also involved four other ANC members representing 43 branches.

The court ruling by Judge Jerome Mnguni last week followed a challenge by a faction supporting ousted chairman and former KwaZulu-Natal premier Senzo Mchunu‚ who lost to Zikalala in a bitter battle.

The so-called rebels went to court in July last year to ask for a rerun‚ citing various irregularities.

The landmark legal bid to nullify the provincial executive committee (PEC) of the ANC has exposed cracks in the party.

In the wake of the judgment‚ the PEC seemed at odds with the mother body on whether or not it would appeal against the ruling.