Trevor Manuel is demanding a retraction and R500,000 from the red berets.
JOHANNESBURG - Lawyers for former finance minister Trevor Manuel on Tuesday said the Economic Freedom Fighters could have challenged the appointment of Edward Kieswetter as the South African Revenue Service commissioner without defaming him.
Manuel took the party to court for defamation over its statements that the former minister and African National Congress heavyweight was guilty of nepotism in the appointment of Kieswetter.Carol Steinberg, representing Manuel, told the court that the first five paragraphs in the EFF’s statement were false, especially that the appointment of Kieswetter was nepotistic.
Steinberg insisted Manuel and Kieswetter had no relation apart from when they had to work together when Manuel was finance minister and Kieswetter was deputy commissioner. The EFF also alleged that Manuel was behind the appointment of Kieswetter as deputy commissioner of Sars in 2009. Steinberg said Kieswetter’s appointment was ordered by the Sars commissioner at the time and not Manuel.
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