SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala on Wednesday lost her court bid to halt a parliamentary inquiry into whether she lied about her qualifications.
“Order for relief [is] refused,” said Western Cape high court judge Elizabeth Baartman in a judgment that lasted only a few seconds.
Baartman did not give reasons for her ruling.
Tshabalala had sought an order interdicting parliament’s communications portfolio committee from continuing with the inquiry.
Her lawyers had argued MPs were conducting a disciplinary hearing, but parliament countered saying the inquiry was part of an administrative process.
Tshabalala obtained an interim interdict on 23 October temporarily halting the inquiry.
She stated on her CV that she had a BComm degree from the University of South Africa (Unisa) and a postgraduate degree in labour relations.
Unisa has since stated that, according to its records, she has neither of these qualifications. — Sapa