A number of disgruntled ANC delegates were arrested in the FreeState when they clashed with police outside the provincial conference.
Uncertainty engulfed the ANC Free State provincial conference after the registration of delegates collapsed last night when some dissatisfied delegates trashed the registration venue in Bloemfontein demanding to be reinstated, alleging that their names had disappeared from the list of registered delegates.
Several disgruntled delegates were arrested when they clashed with police outside Imvelo Safari Lodge, the venue of the provincial conference demanding to be reinstated on the delegates register.ANC provincial conference that was scheduled for 20 – 22 January.Interim Provincial Committee was forced to abandon the registration process as delegates linked to the IPC chairperson Mxolisi Dukwana sang protest songs to voice their anger at the exclusion of their names.
The conference was expected to start on Friday afternoon but had to be postponed due to the delays resulting from the registration crisis. But there is not going to be an early start on Saturday morning before the registration crisis is resolved. Some delegates were mumbling about a fresh protest to demand the release of those arrested.
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