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The Star reports that racism allegations have rocked the “financially strained”, 120-year-old Pretoria Society of Advocates (PSA), which faces accusations that mooted liquidation plans are aimed at ridding it of black practitioners.
The PSA, which has almost 700 members, 18 of whom sit on its Bar council, took a decision late last month to explore the liquidation of the society – ostensibly because it had run into alleged financial trouble. However, the Advocates for Transformation (AFT) grouping, which represents more than 100 black practitioners within the PSA, asserted that the liquidation process was being used “as a ruse” to deal with black members who went against a failed February constitutional amendment to reduce the influence of black advocates in the decision-making of the 18-member Bar council. In a statement this week, the AFT claimed the liquidation was intended to eliminate black practitioners, who were heavily reliant on two PSA chambers, of seven, to practise their trade. But, PSA chairperson Jannet Gildenhuys dismissed the racism allegations. She said the liquidation, should it be finalised, would be brought on by financial troubles that were exacerbated by the Covid-19 lockdown, which had taken a toll on members’ practices and their ability to meet their financial obligations towards the society.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Khaya Koko at The Star
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