Lerato Mbhiza
THE civil matter between businessman Mthunzi Mdwaba’s Thuja Holdings and the Department of Employment and Labour has been postponed to January 25.
Mdwaba appeared in the Pretoria High Court on Wednesday in a matter brought by labour Minister Thulas Nxesi in November on an urgent basis to have the contentious Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and Thuja Holdings R5-billion job-creation deal set aside.
Nxesi raised concerns about the deal’s legality and validity, arguing that it was concluded in breach of the Public Finance Management
In a statement released on X by Thuja Holding, Mdwaba’s lawyers requested a postponement so they could prepare a response to the minister’s allegations as mentioned in his affidavit.
Mdwaba’s attorney, Khumisi Kganare said the minister’s papers were not served to his client properly.
“The timelines that were given to all the respondents were not practical because we did not agree we had to come
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