Four women delegates at the EFF elective conference had to be rushed hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning after being hit by pepper spray.
The instigator of the use of pepper spray - a man whose face is always covered with a balaclava, but is known to EFF members as"The General" - was fired on the spot for the incident, according to party spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi.In the aftermath of the fracas, delegates blamed newly elected EFF secretary-general Marshall Dlamini for the incident.
Ndlozi, however, said Dlamini could not be blamed as he only arrived at the scene after the incident. Instead, Ndlozi said, Dlamini should be commended for firing"The General" immediately.
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