Bloody brawl erupts between youth league members ahead of conference

Two ANC Johannesburg region members have been involved in an alcohol-fuelled brawl that led to a bloody affair, caused by a difference in opinion concerning their upcoming elective conference.

- By Queenin Masuabi

ANCYL regional executive committee member Phindile Maphanga was hit with a porcelain plate by her comrade Palesa Sebiloane on Thursday, June 22, at Capello in Ghandi Square.

“The conversation deteriorated, and the next thing I knew, I was being hit. I did not see the plate, I just saw blood flowing down my face. Then I was rushed to the hospital,” Maphanga told Sunday World.

She then laid charges against Sebiloane, who was arrested and later released on bail.

Maphanga, along with Sebiloane, was among the ANCYL members who were invited to dinner hosted by the regional treasurer of the league's region after a formal meeting at Connie Bapela House in downtown Jozi.

“There are ANC conferences which are set to happen, and obviously, the environment was hostile.

“There are two factional groupings in Johannesburg. They are fighting for positions; one would be for Dada Morero and the other for Loyiso Masuku.”