War erupts over Mthimkhulu’s former law office
Friday, January 17, 2025 | 2120 Views |
Dumezweni Mthimkhulu.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE
The law firm has filed an urgent application requesting the court to interdict and restrain Kelebale from evicting them, pending the payment and/ or recovery by way of court order, the amount of P100,000.00, paid to her by the law firm in advance of rentals in anticipation of a new lease agreement.
Kelebale argues that the money was for rental arrears dating back to when the law firm was sublet into the building by the late Meshack Mthimkhulu’s D.M Mthimkhulu Attorneys. Mthimkhulu had signed a two year lease from 2017 which lapsed in 2019, and the parties had to a limited time, continued with its conditions being exercised in protraction.
When claims of such gravity are made, especially by a sitting Assistant Minister they cannot be brushed aside, delayed, or treated as routine political noise. Even the Ombudsman has confirmed receipt of a report from a political party and a review of these complaints is now underway. That is a necessary first step. But it is only the beginning. The seriousness of the allegations demands urgency, transparency and clarity. The public is entitled to...