Both Mantoa Matlala and her husband, Malema, have indicated they will sue the politician's one-time friend and comrade, Mamabolo, over his claims of domestic abuse in the Malema household, if he does not issue an apology by Wednesday. The quotes were also run in the Sowetan newspaper, their lawyers said.
JUJU AND HIS WIFE MANTOA SUE MAMABOLO FOR R2M!
Both complaints stated they're seeking damages of R1m each for defamation of character.
Mamabolo, however, was sticking to his guns.
"I will NOT retract/Withdraw any statement made in Parly ystday bcos there is facts and evidence to all these matters (sic)... bring it on, let's meet in Court," Mamabolo tweeted on Wednesday.
"N.B. We all took an undertaking to expose any form of GBV [gender-based violence] during Special Joint Sitting last year (sic)."
During SONA last week, Mamabolo raised the issue of domestic violence, objecting to the EFF leader's and his party's antics in the National Assembly, stating that they wouldn't be "abused, the way in which Mantoa was being abused at home".
On Tuesday, during the debate on the SONA, Malema and Mamabolo clashed again, as the ANC MP once again raised the matter. Malema told the House he had never raised a hand to his wife and had a history of love, not abuse.
The legal papers were released publicly on Tuesday.
Matlala's lawyers, Ian Levitt Attorneys, in legal papers said she was "gravely disappointing" and "disgusted" by the scourge of gender-based violence.
The ANC MP has until end of business on Wednesday to apologise and, as with Malema, Matlala wants Mamabolo to retract his statement through a public statement and on his social media accounts.
