Legal dispute escalates: ANC's R85 million debt to Ezulweni Investments

THE LONG-standing legal wrangle between the ANC and Ezulweni Investments, a marketing company, is far from over after lawyers representing the company threatened to obtain writs of execution for the movable assets at the party's provincial offices in a bid to recover a debt of over R85 million.

- RAPULA MOATSHE [e-mail]

This comes after the company’s legal representative, attorney Shafique Sarlie, obtained a writ of execution dated October 3, 2025, to attach the ANCs assets, including movable goods and incorporeal property, at Luthuli House, the ANC’s headquarters in Johannesburg.

The writ, which was leaked in a social media post, has since been slammed by the ANC as an attempt to sensationalise the legal dispute between the two parties.

The writ authorises the seizure of the incorporeal property, which refers to intangible assets, like rights, titles and interests in accounts held with financial institutions.

In a media statement, the ANC said it has formally notified Ezulweni and their attorney through its legal representatives and forensic auditors about the novation of the court order.

Party spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri revealed that the party's investigators, Tayfin Forensics, have obtained a sworn affidavit from a former ANC employee, who “admitted to being bribed to falsely claim that Ezulweni delivered banners and advertising materials”.