The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has reserved judgment on an application by Loyiso Masuku against a former party member who has accused her of graft in the election that saw her elected ANC regional chairperson of Johannesburg.
Masuku, who defeated Dada Morero to become the first woman to lead the region, wants the court to interdict Phapano Pasha from making defamatory remarks about her in public. Masuku is also seeking R250,000 in damages.
In a podcast, Pasha labelled Masuku as being part of a PPE cartel and suggested she bought votes to beat Morero. Masukus husband Bandile and former presidential spokesperson Khusela Diko were embroiled in allegations of corruption over the awarding of a tender for personal protection equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic.
