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South Africa’s Kganyago Sues After SARB Battle Gets Personal

  • Municipal councilor’s comments on Twitter prompt legal action
  • Governor said he’d fight for the independence of Reserve Bank
Lesetja Kganyago

Lesetja Kganyago

Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
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Less than a week since he vowed to go to war to protect the independence of the South African Reserve Bank, Governor Lesetja Kganyago has approached the courts to protect his name after a racial slur from a ruling party official.

Kganyago is suing Andile Lungisa, a municipal councilor for the African National Congress, for defamation for a posting on Twitter about the governor’s defense of the central bank’s mandate. Lungisa on Tuesday posted the first page of the summons that was served on him.