SCA Grants ANC Leave To Appeal Eastern Cape Task Team Ruling
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has granted the African National Congress (ANC) leave to appeal a Makhanda High Court judgment that declared its Eastern Cape Provincial Task Team invalid and unlawful.
The ANC approached the SCA after the High Court ruled in June 2026 that the appointment of the roughly 40-member task team was unlawful. The team was appointed by ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula after the province’s 10th elective conference was halted following a court challenge.
ANC members Lwazi Rotya, Sinethemba Mpande and Nompumelelo Mzotywa challenged the task team’s establishment, arguing that it violated the party’s constitution and internal processes.
The High Court set aside the task team’s appointment, interdicted its members from representing the province in official ANC business and declared all decisions taken by the team to be of no force or effect.
The High Court had dismissed the ANC’s applications for leave to appeal, prompting the party to petition the SCA.
SCA judges Anna Kgoele and Bashier Vally have now granted the ANC condonation and leave to appeal, allowing the party to challenge the High Court ruling.