{
  "id": 12385187,
  "title": "ANC should intervene in the matter involving Lungisa: Mokonyane",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/anc-should-intervene-in-the-matter-involving-lungisa-mokonyane",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T13:00:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/anc-should-intervene-in-the-matter-involving-lungisa-mokonyane/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nomvula Mokonyane, the ANC’s First Deputy Secretary General, has called for urgent intervention from the party regarding the ongoing issue involving NEC member Andile Lungisa. Speaking to the SABC during the party’s campaign trail in Ivory Park, Johannesburg, Mokonyane emphasized the need for immediate political attention and organizational intervention to resolve the matter.\n\nLungisa has initiated a court case against the ANC’s Secretary General, Fikile Mbalula, alleging that he was removed from the candidate’s list for the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro in the Eastern Cape. Mbalula, on the other hand, asserts that Lungisa did not take part in the candidate vetting process.\n\nThe High Court in Johannesburg has adjourned the matter until this coming month. Mokonyane highlighted the importance of adhering to due processes, the ANC’s guidelines, and the implementation of legal requirements. She stressed that the issue surrounding Lungisa should not be portrayed as a chaotic situation within the African National Congress and that it requires swift attention and organizational action to resolve the matter outside of the court system.",
  "summary": "Nomvula Mokonyane says the party should urgently intervene in the matter involving Andile Lungisa.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}