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IOL News
5 days ago
- Politics
- IOL News
ANC Peter Mokaba regional conference, where chairs were thrown amidst fistfights, may get a rerun
The executive mayor of Polokwane and newly elected ANC Peter Mokaba Region chairperson John Mpe may have to challenge for his position during a possible rerun of a recent conference. Image: supplied The ANC Peter Mokaba Regional Conference in Limpopo may face a rerun after supporters of Mamedupi Teffo, the ANC Women's League Provincial Chairperson and Capricorn District Mayor, launched a complaint against the chaotic conference. The conference, which was held at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium, saw Polokwane Mayor John Mpe reelected as chairperson unopposed, despite allegations of irregularities and internal disputes. Teffo was to challenge Mpe, but did not in protest against the alleged irregularities. According to documents shared on social media, 31 branches were allegedly disqualified in a final dispute report, leaving only 74 qualifying branches - below the required 70% threshold of 79 branches. Delegates who raised these issues argued that the conference should not have proceeded without addressing outstanding disputes. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Ad loading Some delegates accused the Regional Task Team (RTT) of allowing "bogus" delegates into the venue, leading to verbal disputes that escalated into physical confrontations. Former ANC Youth League official in the province Thabo Mabotja, who supports Teffo, is leading the charge insisting that the elections were not legitimate. He and other officials have contacted ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula, filing a complaint against the alleged regularities. The group has called for a conference rerun to be held within 30 days. Mbalula has not yet responded to the complaints. Mabotja claimed that the conference did not meet the necessary quorum to continue with elections and announced plans to submit a formal complaint to the ANC's provincial and national structures. "We believe these elections were irregular and premature. We will be engaging the provincial and national leadership on this matter," Mabotja said. Other ANC members in Mabotja's camp vowed to take the matter further, saying they are considering legal action with some claiming that ANC provincial secretary Reuben Madadzhe was biased because he was aligned to Mpe. ANC Limpopo spokesperson Jimmy Machaka confirmed that the party in the province was awaiting communication from Mbalula as to what decision he had taken. "We are awaiting the decision of the ANC Secretary General, Fikile Mbalula, regarding the outcomes of the conference or the submitted disputes," said Machaka. However, Madadzhe has since legitimised the conference, despite chaotic scenes and allegations of irregularities. "We stand by that decision that the conference is not bogus, and is a legitimate conference of the ANC. You will never have a bogus conference of the ANC with four PEC officials attending the conference," Madadzhe said.
The Citizen
20-05-2025
- Politics
- The Citizen
ANC confirms Peter Mokaba regional conference to start after delays
POLOKWANE – The provincial secretary of the ANC in Limpopo, Reuben Madadzhe has this evening announced that the Peter Mokaba Regional Conference will commence tomorrow from 13:00. This follows three consecutive postponements from the start of May, initially scheduled to take place at The Ranch Resort. He said this during a media briefing held earlier at the Polokwane Council Chamber, which was convened on the 11th hour by spokesperson of the Regional Task Team, Adolph Rapetswa, in which convener, John Mpe, was not a part of. 'The 10th Regional Conference was unable to convene its business on the afore-mentioned dates because of outstanding disputes which were processed internally within the structures of the ANC,' Madadzhe said after a Provincial Disputes Resolution Committee delayed in its finalisation, affecting the set date. Similarly, at a national level when some disputes were escalated due to branches being unhappy with outcomes from the province. The disputes are in relation to alleged violations of democratic processes in the nomination of branch delegates, including suspicion that faces of branch-nominated conference delegates were different from those registered, among other questionable concerns. However, Madadzhe said he had been advised by the NDRC that all outstanding appeals would be finalised by noon tomorrow. 'The pre-registration relating to the conference is an advanced stage, and it is anticipated that it will be complete by tonight, May 20 and the collection of the tags will take place on May 21 between 09:00 and 11:00,' he concluded. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
