Appeals court flays ‘long-winded, theatrical’ Mpofu
Exasperated sighs and soapbox oratory no substitute for knowledge of the rule, judge tells Dali Mpofu
01 October 2024 - 16:40
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has struck from the roll a “dead on arrival” appeal by former public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and rebuked her counsel, Dali Mpofu, for how the appeal was litigated.
“Exasperated sighs, soapbox oratory, empty rhetoric, political posturing, theatrical gestures and long-winded dismissive non sequiturs have no place in a courtroom,” said justice Visvanathan Ponnan on behalf of a unanimous bench on Tuesday. ..
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