Mabuza feels vindicated after spy report judgment
8 May 2017
Cape Town - Mpumalanga premier David Mabuza says he feels vindicated, despite the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria having dismissed his R10m defamation claim against former African National Congress treasurer Mathews Phosa.
He was happy with court proceedings and Phosa's testimony that he was not the author of the report claiming he (Mabuza) was an apartheid spy, Mabuza's spokesperson Zibonele Mncwango said on Monday.
"The so-called spy dossier has no owner or author and remains just a smear campaign document produced by faceless authors for their narrow smear campaign agendas," Mncwango said.
"The premier believes in constitutional democracy and respects all court decisions. However, he will be guided by his legal team on a way forward."