Johnnie Isaacs
The Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane, has filed urgent court papers to prevent the EFF leader, Julius Malema, from making defamatory statements against him in relation to his enrolment for a Master’s degree at the University of Fort Hare and his subsequent deregistration.
Mabuyane filed the court papers in his personal capacity. He is seeking an interdict, including a costs order against Malema, for claiming that he stole his Master’s qualification from Fort Hare.
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He further seeks an order preventing Malema from conducting any interviews in which he makes claims about him stealing a Master’s degree or obtaining it fraudulently.
His action follows Malema’s refusal to retract and apologise for the remarks he made during an EFF media briefing on 9 April and 16 April, when addressing his supporters outside the East London Magistrate Court in KuGompo.
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