Didiza says contempt order doesn’t apply to her personally

A Western Cape High Court judgment issued on Thursday said Didiza and government officials should be committed to prison if they failed to comply with a land restitution order made by the same court in March.

30 June 2024 - 00:00

Despite National Assembly speaker Thoko Didiza being found in contempt of court, her office says the finding will have no impact on her new position as it applies to her previous post as minister of agriculture, land reform & rural development...

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