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[1]        The application before the Free State Division of the High Court, Bloemfontein (high court) concerned the lawfulness and validity of the Provincial conference of the African National Congress (the ANC) for the Free State which took place on 18 and 19 May 2018. Before this Court, it arises as an application for leave to appeal against a judgment of the high court,[1] Jordaan J sitting as a court of first instance. The application for leave has been set down for oral argument and the parties directed to be prepared, if called upon to do so, to address the merits of the appeal.

[2] Before the high court, the appellants sought a declaration that the Provincial conference (the PC) for the Free State Province that took place on 18 and 19 May 2018 was held in violation of the court order dated 29 November 2017 under Free State case number 5942/2017 and that such PC, its decision/resolutions and/or outcome were unlawful and unconstitutional. The appellants also sought a declaration that the respondents acted in contempt of this same court order.