Johannesburg High Court ordered the controversial black political group EFF, to pay R500,000 for defamatory and false statements they made towards former finance minister Trevor Manuel. The EFF was also ordered to remove all statements about Manuel from its media platforms regarding the new SARS commissioner.
Manuel was accused of nepotism and corruption on the appointment of Edward Kieswetter by the red beret’s on their official Twitter account,. The accusations where made by the EFF pointing to a time when Manuel was chairman of a selection panel who had checked candidates’ applications for the position of new SARS commissioner. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court heard Manuel’s application, rejected by the EFF. The latter argued that the essence of their statement was the “legality” of the appointment process.
In his ruling, Judge Elias Matojane ruled in favour of Manuel and ordered the red berets to remove their fals
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