ANC loses court bid to keep MK Party from using name & logo of its former armed wing
The ANC approached the court to stop former president Jacob Zuma’s party from using the name and logo, saying it was infringing on their right and its history.
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DURBAN - The African National Congress (ANC) has lost a bid to prevent the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party from using the name and logo linked to its former armed wing.
The ANC had approached the court to stop its former president, Jacob Zuma, from using the name and logo, claiming it is their historic heritage.
But the MK Party previously argued that the ANC had no standing in this regard.
BREAKING NEWS: The Durban High Court has dismissed with costs the ANC’s application to stop Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto Wesizwe Party from using the name and logo belonging to its former armed wing. @_NMabaso
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) April 22, 2024
On Monday morning, the Durban High Court ruled in favour of the MK Party in the matter.
The ANC has lost yet another court bid to the uMkhonto weSizwe Party.
The Durban High Court has dismissed the ANC's bid to stop Zuma's party from being called uMkhonto weSizwe, a name belonging to the former liberation movement's armed wing during apartheid.
MK Party interim leader, Jabulani Khumalo, says they have been vindicated: "Today we are so happy and we want the whole world to know we have won and with cost and the ANC has been whipped and they know."
Just last month, the ANC lost the bid to have the MK Party deregistered as a political party.