Lungisa, Mbalula to square off in court over mayoral list

The African National Congress (ANC) is set to face a legal challenge over the omission of its NEC member Andile Lungisa from the party's mayoral list. Lungisa has taken the Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula to court, alleging that he was removed from the proportional representation candidate list by Mbalula himself. Lungisa claims he was originally ranked number one on the Nelson Mandela Bay list and that the removal was unauthorized.

The dispute arises from the ANC's failure to submit the list before the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) deadline, leading to the exclusion of several candidates from six municipalities in the Eastern Cape.

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