ANC Provincial secretary in the North West, Kabelo Mataboge has been suspended. This comes as tension mounts in the provincial leadership, ahead of the Mangaung elective conference this coming weekend.

The SABC’s political editor, Abbey Makoe says this is an indication of deep internal rifts within the organisation.

Meanwhile, disgruntled ANC members in the North West will today be in the high court again after filing an interdict preventing registered provincial delegates from attending the Mangaung elective conference on Tuesday.

The move comes as the party’s secretary- general, Gwede Mantashe announced that the provincial nomination processes were legitimate. The North West high court in Mahikeng rolled over an interdict application of more than 700 disgruntled ANC members to today.

 The disgruntled members claim to have been left out and their views, on who should be in the ANC top six, post Mangaung not taken into account.

They also accuse the party’s Provincial Executive Council, including Mataboge, of allegedly allowing unlawful nomination processes to continue. The group’s spokesperson, Xolile Nxume, says they are very disappointed at the way in which the processes were conducted.

Meanwhile, provincial ANC spokesperson Kenny Morolong says the ANC is shocked and disappointed with regard to the step the members have taken. Morolong says they are to verify whether people involve in the action are staunch members of the ANC or not.