Defamation lawsuit against Floyd Shivambu to go ahead

THE MK Party's spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, is set to continue with the lawsuit against the party's former secretary general, Floyd Shivambu, despite his apology.

- MANYANE MANYANE

Shivambu retracted his statement, which insinuated that Ndhlela abuses alcohol and drugs and that he was a liar.

Shivambu's apology came after Ndhlela sent a letter of demand for the remarks he made against him.

The remarks were made during the recent interview with eNCA, in which he called Ndhlela a liar, a drunk, and a drug addict.

Shivambu was given 48 hours to publish an apology and a retraction of his statement on X, and to pin the post for a minimum of seven days, stating: "the allegations were false, without foundation, and that you regret making them."