Elections2019: The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania, which is gripped by factionalism, has escaped being deregistered by the Electoral Commission by the skin of its teeth, writes Noni_M2
Pretoria - The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania has been given the green light by the Pretoria High Court to continue planning for the upcoming elections. The party, gripped by factionalism, on Friday escaped being deregistered by the Electoral Commission by the skin of its teeth. It would have been the first time since the dawn of democracy that the PAC would have been excluded from the voters’ roll.
One faction wants Narius Moloto to be declared the party’s legitimate president while another, insists that Mzwanele Nyhontso is number one. A final agreement has since been reached which states that Moloto, whose face is already on election posters, be placed as president and for Nyhotso to be his deputy. The order also called for Apa Pooe, to be selected as secretary-general, Bennett Joko as his deputy and for Phumzile Phasha to act as treasurer followed by Mbuyise Gantshu as the national organiser, Phillip Dlamini as national chairman and Sibusiso Xaba as his deputy.
Representing the IEC, advocate Morena Moerane, told the court that the PAC had to be forced by the commission to approach the courts on at least two occasions. In what appeared to be an unending tiff in court, Moerane reminded the party throughout that time was running out as all parties must submit nomination lists of their preferred candidates on March 13.
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