Oral evidence order doesn’t mean allegations are true: Mbalula
Mbalula, Dlamini-Zuma as well as other relevant witnesses have been ordered to give oral evidence.
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has welcomed a High Court order in Johannesburg directing his defamation lawsuit against ANC NEC member Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to be decided through oral evidence. Dlamini-Zuma has also welcomed the Johannesburg High Court's decision to hear oral testimony in the defamation case brought by Mbalula.
The acting judge has ordered both Mbalula, Dlamini-Zuma, and other witnesses to provide evidence regarding allegations that money was used to sway the outcome of the party’s 2022 elective conference. Mbalula insists the court's order does not imply the allegations against him are proven, as he maintains his consistent denials. The court has now instructed that the contested facts be examined through oral testimony and cross-examination.
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