The apparent use of women as props in political mudslinging becomes a matter of legal debate
It has been a fortnight since President Cyril Ramaphosa and EFF leader Julius Malema apologised to each other over the gender-based violence accusations that dominated the state of the nation debate, with the president stressing that the topic should not be trivialised to score political points.
This week, the apparent use of women as props in political mudslinging becomes a matter of legal debate, as the Supreme Court of Appeal decides on former Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba’s defamation case against the former ANC mayor he succeeded: Parks Tau.A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as exclusive Financial Times articles, ProfileData financial data, and digital access to the Sunday Times and Times Select.
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