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ANC North West Statement, 24 August 2013 Outcome of the NDC The ANC in the North West notes, accept, respect and unreservedly embrace the NDC decision to reinstate the membership of the 14 members of the ANC in Tlokwe [see below]. As part of the Reconciliation, Healing and Renewal programme in the province, the ANC will immediately engage with these reinstated members, branches and communities in Tlokwe to communicate the decision of the NDC. This is part of consolidating the unity and cohesion of the movement in the province in general and Tlokwe in particular. The ANC in the North West is confident that the outcome of this process is an affirmation that the ANC is champion of democratic values, principles and practice where discipline is enforced as a corrective measure. We urge all members and supports of the ANC in Tlokwe to respect the decision of the NDC. Issued by: Kenny Morolong ANC Provincial Spokesperson Enquiries: Ishmael Mnisi 082 333 5550 African National Congress Getrude Mphekwa House Cnr Molopo & Wareen Road Mahikeng 2745 NDC Press Release, 24 August 2013 NDC Overturns Expulsion of 14 Councillors of the Tlokwe Municipality On 3 July 2013 14 councillors of the Tlokwe Municipality were found guilty on 4 counts of misconduct by the ANC's Provincial Disciplinary Committee (PDC) of the North West Province and were expelled from the ANC. The councillors were charged for participating in a motion of no confidence against the Executive Mayor of the Tlokwe Municipality, an ANC candidate, in November last year which resulted in the mayor being replaced by a member of the opposition party. They were also charged for failing to endorse the appointment of the municipal manager in June this year. The councillors did not attend the disciplinary proceedings but applied to the ANC's National Disciplinary Committee (NDC) to review the proceedings. The NDC upheld the preliminary point raised by the councillors that they were not given the required time as prescribed in the ANC Constitution to prepare their defence and decided, as it is entitled to do in terms of the Constitution, to hear the case afresh. Both the expelled councillors and the ANC were given an opportunity to file supplementary evidence. With regard to the two counts relating to the motion of no confidence, the NDC found that the ANC's Provincial Executive Committee charged the councillors some 7 months after the date of the alleged misconduct. This was in contravention of the ANC Constitution which provides that charges must be instituted within 3 months. Based on this procedural irregularity, the councillors were found not guilty. With regard to the charges relating to the appointment of the municipal manager, the NDC, after evaluating the evidence, found that the version of the councillors was reasonably possibly true and that the PDC erred in its finding that the ANC proved the guilt of the councillors on a balance of probabilities. The councillors were also found not guilty on these charges. Issued by: Derek Hanekom Chairperson NDC Sent by Keith Khoza -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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