Church Group Loses Appeal

Reverend Mmonie Kgosiemang's detractors now have little room to manouvre after the Court of Appeal dismissed their case. Although he is a relieved man, the administrator of the Dutch Reformed Church, Eskiah Mooketsi does not see any need to celebrate. He said the matter should never have gone to court in the first place. "The church should be an ambassador of reconciliation. I regret that the matter went to court. As a church, we should have explored every opportunity to reconcile and work in peace," he said.

"It is not an easy thing to go to court. It entails money. The peace that we used to enjoy is no more. The money that was used for the case should have been channelled into social services. We should be realistic. We have challenges like poverty that we should be addressing."