Motshwarakgole takes a pot shot at Kirby

The national organising secretary of National Amalgamated Local and Central Government and Parastatal Workers’ Union (NALCGPWU), Johnson Motshwarakgole said this in a replying affidavit. He was responding to the acting AG Morulaganyi Chamme’s founding application in which he said the application is urgent that the operations of the orders of the High Court be stayed so that the CoA continues to operate in the public interest pending the intended appeal. Last week, Tafa invalidated the appointment of six CoA judges.

“Furthermore, it does not appear to be possible to constitute a CoA to determine the intended appeal. In this event an ostensibly temporary stay would permanently subvert the law as it has been determined to be by this Court. The appellants’ prospects of success on appeal are so poor that the application for the stay should be dismissed on this ground too,” Motshwarakgole argued. The fiery veteran Unionist said it would be wrong in principle for the Justices concerned to determine future appeal cases as if unaware of the very real doubt as to the validity of their appointments.