Battle between EFF and Trevor Manuel heads to Supreme Court of Appeal

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Julius Malema says the party stands by its statement on the former minister’s role in appointing new Sars boss Edward Kieswetter

The battle between the EFF and Trevor Manuel is heading to the Supreme Court of Appeal after the party lost its bid to appeal against a judgment ordering that it pay the former finance minister R500,000 in damages for defaming him.

Manuel headed the interview panel for the post of Sars commissioner, which made a recommendation to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who made the final decision. The former minister did not participate in Kieswetter’s interview.In May, judge Elias Matojane declared that publication of the statement by the EFF, Malema and Ndlozi was and continued to be unlawful.

Malema said the overall meaning of the EFF’s complaint was about the interview process for the Sars commissioner being held in secret, which they said was against the laws of the country, coupled with a “concealed conflict of interest” between Manuel and Kieswetter.

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