The FDC Chair is alleging DA Leader, Patricia Kopane, made defamatory statements about her, which were reported on by OFM and Netwerk24, who are also respondents in the case.

The matter in question in the High Court, dates back to Monday, April 1, when Kopane alleged at a media briefing that former Free State premier and current ANC Secretary-General, Ace Magashule, had been involved in a corrupt property rental scheme in which Bloemfontein buildings were rented by the Free State Government as offices.

The DA alleged Magashule used his position as the then Premier of the province to ensure his friends benefited from property agreements, with one of those friends being the FDC Chair, Matseke. 

The building identified by Kopane as being an example of the shady dealings is the former Saambou Building, located on the corner of Charlotte Maxeke Street and Aliwal Street in Bloemfontein. The building is owned by Mayula Procurement and Property Management. The director of the company is Matseke. 

Kopane said the rental agreements were signed by either Magashule himself, or by a member of his executive council, which is a serious infringement of the Public Finance Management Act. 

Media outlets reported on these allegations to which Matseke is now crying foul. The FDC Chairperson says she was not contacted for comment on the allegations made against her. In an urgent application, Matseke is asking that media outlets be ordered not to report on allegations involving her and that published articles be retracted.

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