7 December 2015
On 13 November 2015 Phumelela applied for leave to appeal against the judgment of the Honourable Judge Wright of 6 November 2015 which dismissed Phumelela’s application to review and set aside a decision of the Gauteng Gambling Board.
On 1 December 2015 Phumelela was granted leave to appeal against the judgment to a full court of the Gauteng Local Division, Johannesburg