The African National Congress ANC in the Eastern Cape has welcomed the decision by the Bisho High Court to stop the Special Investigating Unit SIU from investigating the provinces Premier and party Provincial Chairperson, Oscar Mabuyane, regarding his academic qualifications at the University of Fort Hare .
The court declared the investigation unconstitutional and set it aside. The ruling further states that the investigating body should pay the legal costs.
Mabuyane has indicated he will comment on the matter in due course.