Retract or face legal action: Lamola to Dlamini-Zuma
South African International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has threatened legal action against Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma unless she retracts allegations that he engaged in vote-buying. Lamola denies the claims, which relate to past ANC elective conferences, and expressed reluctance to sue a political veteran.
Why it matters
The dispute underscores internal political tensions within the ANC and the potential for legal battles to distract from governance and electoral processes.
JOHANNESBURG - International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has threatened to take legal action against Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma if she fails to retract vote-buying allegations she made about him.
He said taking the matter to the courts would not be an easy decision because he holds the veteran and former minister in high regard,
“I have not set any deadline, but if there is no retraction from her side, I will definitely proceed with the court process... And as I said, I will be doing it very reluctantly because of my highest level of respect and regard for Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma's role in our struggle, but also in the post-democratic South Africa in a role to construct,” Lamola said.
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has accused Ronald Lamola and Fikile Mbalula of dishing out money ahead of the 2017 and 2022 ANC Elective Conferences.
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