Old Mutual says the judge who ordered the insurer to reinstate axed CEO Peter Moyo has decided to recuse himself, after a hearing on Friday in the Mpumalanga High Court.

The company said in a statement on Friday that the decision came after Moyo's legal team introduced “allegations that Old Mutual was scandalising the court”, putting Judge Brian Mashile in an “untenable position”.  ..

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