SAHRC, Etzebeth heading to Equality Court
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and Springbok player Eben Etzebeth have agreed to withdraw the review application which was set to be heard in the High Court in Pretoria.
The commission laid a complaint with the Equality Court last year after assault allegations emerged against the 27-year-old lock forward.
Etzebeth was accused of attacking two men at a popular hangout in Langebaan and subsequently applied to review and set aside the commission's decision to institute legal proceedings against him.
The commission’s chairperson Bongani Majola confirmed the case will now proceed to the Equality Court.
"The matter has been withdrawn by Mr Etzebeth, by mutual agreement between him and the South African Human Rights Commission.
"There is a feeling that it is much better to let the Equality Court to deal with the merits of the case without delay and so the issue in the High Court has now been withdrawn."
Majola added that there are talks of a settlement.
"The lawyers are talking about possibilities of looking at the possibility of a settlement. I can say that those discussions are still to take place," says Majola.
"If it is possible. If it is not possible then it will have to proceed to trial in the Western Cape," he adds.
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However several steps must be undertaken before voting can get underway. "If the speaker is satisfied that the motion meets all requirements, the National Assembly Speaker must refer the motion and any supporting documents for preliminary assessment to an independent panel," the statement adds.