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STATEMENT BY DR NKOSAZANA DLAMINI-ZUMA ON THE HIGH COURT JUDGMENT IN THE MATTER BROUGHT AGAINST HER BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS I welcome the judgment of the High Court handed down by Acting Judge HM Viljoen on 2 October 2026 in the application brought against me by the Secretary-General of the African National Congress, which directs, as I respectfully submitted, that the matter is better determined by way of oral evidence. The Secretary-General asked the Court for an order compelling me to retract and to apologise for statements I made during an interview on the African Renaissance Podcast. The Court has made no such order. It has directed instead that the central factual question be determined on oral evidence from us and witnesses. I remain committed to cooperating with the Court’s processes. If the ANC is to renew itself, it must confront the use of money in its internal elective processes honestly. Out of respect for the Court, I will not argue this matter in the public domain any further. Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma National Executive Committee member of the African National Congress