SABC chairwoman Ellen Tshabalala on Wednesday lost her court bid to halt a parliamentary inquiry into whether she lied about her qualifications.<\/p>\n
“Order for relief [is] refused…” said Western Cape High Court Judge Elizabeth Baartman in a judgment that lasted only a few seconds.<\/p>\n
Baartman did not give reasons for her ruling.<\/p>\n
Tshabalala had sought an order interdicting Parliament’s communications portfolio committee from continuing with the inquiry.<\/p>\n
Tshabalala’s lawyers had argued MPs were conducting a disciplinary hearing, but Parliament countered saying the inquiry was part of an administrative process.<\/p>\n
Tshabalala obtained an interim interdict on October 23 temporarily halting the inquiry.<\/p>\n
She stated on her CV that she had a BComm degree from the University of SA (Unisa) and a post-graduate degree in labour relations.<\/p>\n
Unisa has since stated that, according to its records, she has neither of these qualifications.<\/p>\n