Court orders Maimane to pay nearly R500k for defaming former DA councillors in 2018
Five years ago, Mmusi Maimane, then the leader of the DA, claimed that four DA councillors were implicated in maladministration at the City of Cape Town.
Now, Maimane, leader of Build One SA, has to pay close to half-a-million rand to the councillors, some of whom are no longer with the DA. Maimane accused former councillors Suzette Little, Thulani Stemele, Shaun August and Greg Barnardo of being implicated in a Bowmans report, which found maladministration at the City.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
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