Dlamini-Zuma welcomes oral evidence order in Mbalula defamation case
Dlamini-Zuma says she will co-operate with the court process and has vowed not to discuss the defamation case publicly while proceedings continue before the court.
ANC NEC member Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has welcomed the Johannesburg High Court's decision to hear oral evidence in the defamation case brought against her by ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula. Acting Judge Henno Viljoen's judgment on Friday directed that the central factual dispute between the two ANC leaders be tested through oral evidence from the parties and witnesses.
Dlamini-Zuma emphasized that the court did not grant the relief sought by Mbalula, who requested an order compelling her to retract and apologize for statements made during an interview on the African Renaissance Podcast. Instead, the court has ordered oral evidence to determine the central factual question, which Dlamini-Zuma remains committed to cooperating with during the court process.
The defamation case arose from Dlamini-Zuma's allegation that Mbalula distributed money to delegates at a clinic during the ANC's 2022 National Conference to secure his election as secretary-general and aid in Cyril Ramaphosa's re-election as ANC president.
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