BLF deregistered as political party
The South African Electoral Court has dismissed Black First Land First’s (BLF) application to appeal its decision to deregister the party.
The radical left-wing organisation was officially deregistered as a political party in July.
This follows a complaint by the Freedom Front Plus that the BLF excluded membership on the basis of race.
BLF appealed the IEC’s ruling to deregister them as a political party, but party president Andile Mngxitama says they will not be disputing the IEC’s decision.
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“The decision for the electoral court to deny us the right to appeal confirms the position that Black First Land First has held up to now that the whole legal system of South Africa is anti-black.
“The decision we are taking moving forward is that we aren’t going to pursue the route of further engagement on this matter with the courts.”
Meanwhile, Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Groenewald maintains it was a mistake to register the organisation as a political party in the first place.
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