Manuel vs EFF: 'Defamation' case over Kieswetter appointment postponed | Fin24
The case was postponed until Tuesday to allow the judge time to read the EFF's responding affidavit, which was only filed shortly before proceedings were supposed to start. The former minister of finance was the head of a selection panel, appointed by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni, tasked with interviewing potential candidates for the top job in the revenue service. The panel made recommendations but did not make the final decision.
The EFF in March had claimed that Kieswetter was a relative of Manuel's and the two had a close business relationship. The EFF did not provide evidence to support its claim. Manuel denied the allegations at the time, calling them"racist" and"libellous". "I am not related to Mr Kieswetter. Nor is he my business associate. I acted lawfully, impartially and in the best of interests of SARS while discharging my duties as chair of the panel," he later said in court papers. , Manuel wants the court to declare that the EFF's allegation that he acted unlawfully and with nepotism in the appointment of Kieswetter is"defamatory and false".
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