The ANC maintains its stance that the use of the name and logo uMkhonto weSizwe by Jacob Zuma’s party is an infringement of its trademark as these are linked to its former armed wing.

The 59-year-old Dumisani Ndlovu has voted in every South Africa national election since he and the rest of the Black majority ... The party’s symbol is similar to the old ANC military wing’s logo.

The ANC is forging ahead to claim the exclusive rights to the name (uMkhonto weSizwe) and the logo, with the party arguing that its legal challenge is based on principle and its heritage.

The MK party was “riding on the ANC’s coattails” by using the logo, which it had chosen with the intention of “confusing” voters ahead of the 29 May elections.

The uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party takes its name and logo from the now-disbanded ANC armed wing.

The ANC wants the party to stop using the name uMkhonto weSizwe and its logo. In its heads of argument in court on Wednesday, the ANC claimed that it was linked to uMkhonto weSizwe, its armed wing ...