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Malesela Daniel Teffo has been struck off the roll
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He always put on spectacles when he was in court and everyone looked forward to his commentary or line of questioning in the Senzo Meyiwa trial.

News broke that the Malesela Daniel Teffo is off the role of advocates, this is after the Pretoria High Court ruled in favour of the Legal Practice Council application in absentia on Friday and Teffo did not attend.

An order was made by Judge Justice Nyathi and acting Judge Thembi Bokako, that Teffo, as he is popularly known, must surrender and deliver his certificate of enrolment as a legal practitioner to the registrar of the court within two weeks. If he fails to do so, the sheriff is directed to take the certificate from Teffo and hand it to the registrar of the court. He is also been prohibited from operating accounts he used to receive payments from clients.

Teffo was admitted as an advocate in 2009, even though he has been practicing for years he gained his popularity during the Senzo Meyiwa case, he was first the legal consultant for the Meyiwa family and went on to represent  four of the five accused in the Meyiwa trial.

He, however, walked away from the Meyiwa trial in July after making allegations against Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela, Advocate Zandile Mshololo who is representing one of the five accused, and the prosecution that a sangoma has been consulted for him to fail in court.

However, there are mixed emotions regarding this court ruling.

Social media reacts to the ruling while some feel the ruling is harsh, others state that the ruling was long overdue because of the way he was conducting himself in the court of law.

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