South Africa: President Must Pay Costs, Concourt Dismisses Ramaphosa Leave to Appeal Application

18 September 2019

President Cyril Ramaphosa has been ordered to pay costs in an application for leave to appeal a High Court ruling on the disclosure of records of decisions relating to the review of Cabinet changes.

The matter dates back to 2017 when the DA approached the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria after former president Jacob Zuma's infamous midnight Cabinet reshuffle in which then finance minister Pravin Gordhan and his deputy, Mcebisi Jonas, were fired.

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