Its a little over a month before South Africans go to the polls it is getting tense for political parties as they look to secure votes from fellow South Africans. For the first time in the countries history candidates not alligneed to any political party( independent candidates) are giving to contest for National and Provincial elections.

With the 52 parties that will be on the ballot paper uMkhonto Wesizwe had emerged as strong rivary of the ANC ahead of the elections next month especially in KwaZulu Natal. After saying that “it will be a betrayal for him to vote and campain for the ANC of President of Cyril Ramaphosa” former president Jacob Zuma has formed his own political party Umkhonto Wesizwe(Spear of the Nation). Umkhonto Wesizwe is one of progresing party formed on the 7th of September 2023. The ANC has since been taking this political party to court for using their name and logo. The MK is a paramilitary wing of the ANC founded by former president Nelson Mandela on the 16th of December 1961 with a mission to fight against the South African government during apartheid. 

The Durban High Court is expected to making a ruling whether the party has a right to use the name and logo after the ANC filled claims against Mr Zuma’s MK party for “copyright infringment”. This legal battle has concluded in the Durban High Court after both parties waited for weeks. The African Nation Congress(ANC) has since lost another legal battle against the MK party after the loss in Johannesburg Electoral Court  when it was found that there was nothing irregular about the party and can contest for the upcoming elections. this all happend after an objection made that Mr Zuma was not eligible to be on the ballot paper because he was convicted for more than 12 months by the constitutional court. After ruling the is nothing irregular about the party the MK party has since asked the IEC that Mr Zuma’s face be on the ballot paper. 

Let us hear your opinion was the judge right by ruling n the favor of uMkhonto Wesizwe??….