Court grants interdict against R50m Cuba donation
Lobby group AfriForum has obtained an
interdict against the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s
planned R50 million donation to Cuba.
This comes after government came under fire in some quarters for its decision to grant Cuba aid as it faces major shortages in food, fuel and medicine.
AfriForum’s Reiner Duvenage says they are happy with the court’s ruling.
“AfriForum is pleased that the court ruled in its favour against the ludicrous donation amid a serious economic crisis.
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“The successful interdict represented the first part of AfriForum’s legal action against the donation and the second part will involve submitting a review application at a later date to overturn the government’s decision to donate the funds to Cuba.”
Duvenage says in addition to granting the interdict, the court ordered the department to pay the costs of the application.
“According to Judge Neukircher, AfriForum represents the broader interests of the public and there is no reason why AfriForum should be out of pocket.
“We are pleased that we have managed to stop this unlawful and shameful donation in its tracks. We are now optimistic that our review application will succeed in making a final end to the matter.”
