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Die respondent was die ANC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die saak is 26 Januarie voor drie regters, Johann Daffue, Cel\u00e9ste Reinders en Philip Loubser, aangehoor en die uitspraak is Donderdag deur regter Daffue gelewer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die sogenaamde \u201cMangaung-sewe\u201d (M7) se app\u00e8l het gespruit uit \u2019n tussentydse bevel wat op 14 April verlede jaar op \u2019n dringende grondslag deur regter Ilse van Rhyn uitgereik is en wat toe op 23 Junie deur regter Pitso Molitsoane\u00ad \u2019n finale bevel van die hof gemaak is. Die sewe moes teen 18 Mei in hofstukke geantwoord het hoekom die tussentydse bevel nie \u2019n finale bevel van die hof gemaak behoort te word nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luidens die tussentydse hofbevel is gelas dat die M7 nie verder as raadslede van die Mangaung-metro mag optree nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hulle mag toe ook geen ander rol van raadslede vervul het of by iets betrokke wees wat verwant is aan die posisie van \u2019n raadslid nie. Die M7 het deurentyd ges\u00ea hulle wil nie terugkeer na die ANC nie, maar dat hulle veg teen die kwessie dat daar ges\u00ea word dat hulle nie meer raadslede mag wees nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hulle is toe ook verbied om \u2019n raadsvergadering op 14 April by te woon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ondanks die verbod, het hulle die vergadering bygewoon, wat daartoe gelei het dat dit \u2019n kworum was en Pappie Mokoena van die Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats uit opposisiegeledere as burgemeester van Mangaung verkies is. Hoewel hulle nie vir Mokoena gestem het nie, het hul teenwoordigheid gehelp dat daar \u2019n kworum was. Die M7 is hierna van min\u00adagting van die hof aangekla omdat hulle ondanks die tussentydse bevel die vergadering bygewoon het. Hierop is hulle vrygespreek omdat hulle nie bewus was van die hofbevel wat in daardie stadium teen hulle verkry was nie. 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