NSPCA to appeal Thandi Modise case News24.com National Assembly Speaker, Thandi Modise appears at Potchefstroom Magistrate's court. Photo from Gallo images. The National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) says it has instructed AfriForum's Gerrie Nel to institute an appeal after National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise animal cruelty case was dismissed in the Potchefstroom Magistrate's Court. "Animals suffered and died on Ms Modise's farm; that is why we approached the courts," NSPCA executive director Marcelle Meredith said in a statement. "The NSPCA has instructed Mr Nel and the legal team of AfriForum to appeal the judgment handed down by the Potchefstroom Magistrate's Court."