In a dramatic turn of events, the chief registrar in the office of the chief justice has confirmed that a supposed court order issued to clear embattled Tshwane mayor Murunwa Makware's name, is fake.
Tshwane mayor Murunwa Makwarela was evicted from office this week after insolvency claims and later reinstated. File photo.
However, it has been revealed by chief registrar Tumelo Ledwaba the court has no knowledge of the document. Ledwaba said no rehabilitation order has been issued by the court regarding the parties named in the document. The comunication by the chief registrar confirming that the office of the chief justice has no knowledge of the document Makwarela purported as a court order.Legal experts have listed errors and inconsistencies in the order submitted by Makwarela. The submission of the letter led to Makwarela’s reinstatement after he was evicted from office.
The experts pointed out that the letter had grammatical flaws and structural discrepancies and is cited to have come from the “north Court of SA Gauteng division Pretoria” instead of the High Court of SA, Gauteng division, Pretoria. The court name change bill was published in the Government Gazette of 2014 and signed off by chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng.The order is said to have been presided over by “Honourable Mr Justice Moosa” on February 7 2018. However, the court roll on the said date shows no record of a judge Moosa on the day.
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