ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the North West ANC region is defying a court interdict after leaders of the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati region reportedly hold a conference despite a legal order stopping it. According to the accounts, the Gauteng High Court intervenes in relation to irregularities around the conference process and issues an order affecting the gathering. Mbalula demands answers from those leading the regional conference and raises concerns about procedural compliance, citing the need to respect the court order. The reports describe the situation as a dispute over whether the regional conference can proceed while the matter is before the courts, and note that the intervention creates significant legal hurdles for the region’s conference plans. Both sources frame the development as an urgent internal ANC matter tied to an active court order, with Mbalula seeking clarification on the circumstances of the conference proceedings following the interdict.