An Ekurhuleni-based car rental company is suing the ANC for more than R5.7 million, including interest, after the governing party failed to pay for the 595 motor vehicles it rented ahead of its Nasrec conference, held in December 2017.
Sizwe Car Rental, based in Isando, east of Johannesburg, applied to the Pretoria High Court earlier this month to have an order for judgment issued against Luthuli House for rental fees covering the period between August 2017 and July 2018.
The vehicles were rented from airports and motor depots countrywide and invoices were issued for them.
The ANC has until Wednesday to inform the court whether it disputes the claim and intends to defend it.
Judgment, as has been claimed, may be given against the party without further notice if it fails to comply with the court deadline.
Sizwe, which has a 24-year track record in the rental industry, said it had repeatedly sent invoices to the ANC in respect of eac
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