The leader of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has expressed his satisfaction after emerging victorious in a legal battle with the ANC.
uMkhonto weSizwe members celebrate outside the Electoral court at the High court in Johannesburg, 26 March 2024. They are celebrating the courts decision in their favour over the ANC. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen
The leader of the uMkhonto weSizwe party has expressed his satisfaction after emerging victorious in a legal battle with the African National Congress High Court in Durban on 27 March. “The MK logo and name is the heritage and intellectual property of the ANC, we will not allow counter-revolutionaries to hijack our movement for their personal gain,” the ANC concluded.
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