David seeks dismissal of Ketshogile’s bid to reclaim PDC chair
Spira Tlhankane | Monday June 15, 2026 06:00
Councillor Ikanyeng David, who was voted Chairperson of the Council before the recent dissolution, has brought objections to the court's attention in a case in which his rival, Kabo Ketshogile is seeking an order to nullify the former as the lawful Chairperson of the PDC.
In a Notice to Raise Points in Limine filed before Mahalapye High Court, David argues that Ketshogile’s application is not urgent and that it does not meet the mandatory requirement of the second limb of order 12 Rule (ii) of the rules of the High Court, in that the Applicant has failed to give reasons why he claims he cannot be afforded substantial redress in a hearing in due course.
In his application, Ketshogile argues that his removal from office was unlawful and contrary to the provisions of the law governing local authorities. Ketshogile’s application comes after the PDC councillors toppled him with a motion of no confidence and voted in Ikanyeng as their preferred chairperson. But now David, who is the fourth respondent in Ketshogile’s application, says he challenges the lawsuit's technical validity and indicates that the application is incompetent to the extent that the reliefs being sought by the applicant are founded on the standing orders to which the applicant has the right of recourse.
“The application is fatally defective in that the applicant seeks the court to reenact, amend and alter the standing orders to the extent of making a vote of no confidence outlawed against the applicant,” David said in a Notice to Raise Points in Limine.
David further argues that the founding affidavit and confirmatory affidavit do not depict the time at which they were commissioned. He says, consequently, both the founding and confirmatory affidavit lack the solemnity of an oath. He indicates that he prays for a dismissal with costs at the attorney's and own client's scale.