Axed Hawks boss Berning Ntlemeza plans to challenge Police Minister Fikile Mbalula’s instruction that he should not return to work. “We have finalised papers to force the minister to retract what he is saying. What he is doing is unlawful‚” Ntlemeza’s attorney Comfort Ngidi said. Ngidi said the application could be heard next Tuesday. “As an employee‚ you are not obliged to obey an unlawful instruction from the minister‚” Ngidi said. Mbalula ordered Ntlemeza not to return to work‚ following a Pretoria high court judgment last month which set aside his appointment as head of the Hawks. A second order was granted by the high court on April 12‚ stating that the operation and execution of the order made in March was not suspended and would continue to be operational and executed in full‚ whether or not there were any applications for leave to appeal. Ngidi said Ntlemeza had a right to return to work as he had petitioned the Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday. Ngidi said Ntlemeza relied o...
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