# Businessman and philanthropist Collen Mashawana has filed an urgent application in the Gauteng High Court to stop the Daily Maverick from publishing further reports linking him to alleged corruption at the Independent Development Trust. The case names journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh as a respondent. The case follows revelations in Malaka’s Mansion, which detailed payments by Mashawana’s foundation toward a suspended IDT CEO’s 16-million-rand home. While Mashawana claims reputational harm, critics say the court bid threatens media freedom.
Collen Mashawana seeks court order to halt Daily Maverick reports