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SABC

A storm is brewing between the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) and members of the deposed Limpopo provincial executive committee who are refusing to step down following this weekend's conference. The disgruntled members, including former Limpopo chair Lehlogonolo Masoga, is planning another conference following the Makhado conference that saw the election of France Moswane as his replacement. But the league at national level has threatened anyone who attends with expulsion.

Police were called in to remove some delegates seen as sympathetic to Masoga. The group does not recognise the new leadership.

Deposed Masoga says: “There were no reports that were provided to that conference. We, the leadership of the ANC did not present any credentials; it’s us who must say this is the state of the province, who gave the credentials report? Who gave the organizational report? Who gave the political report? So that would not be the conference convened legitimately by the provincial leadership” (sic).

But the national ANC Youth League has warned Masoga and his group against the move and says the new leadership was correctly elected and no one raised an objection on its outcome within party structures.

ANCYL secretary general Vuyiswa Tulelo says: “It would really be unfortunate if they insist because in our understanding that would constitute an anti-party behaviour and an anti-party behaviour is an equivalent of expulsion.” The disgruntled group says it will appeal to the mother body because its national structure has an interest in the matter. But the ANCYL national office says anyone with complaints must direct them to its office.