SARB governor Kganyago sues ANC NMB councillor Lungisa for defamation
Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago is suing outspoken ANC Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Andile Lungisa for R500 000 for defamation after two tweets which characterised Kganyago as a "lackey of racist people".
An unrepentant Lungisa on Tuesday confirmed to News24 that he has received the summons and that he will oppose it.
Lungisa's tweets came at the height of the public spat within the ANC about the nationalisation of the Reserve Bank in June.
On June 5, Lungisa tweeted: "He, like many of his ilk, imagines that proximity to the culturally fetid but economically Neo-settlers, coupled with a few lattes makes him an exceptional k****r".
This tweet, which was accompanied by a photo of Kganyago, is no longer visible on Lungisa's timeline, but a screengrab accompanies Kganyago's court papers.