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Court to hear Ramaphosa’s review application of Mkhwebane’s CR17 report

President Cyril Ramaphosa‘s application for a judicial review of the Public Protector’s report on the CR17 Bosasa donation will be heard in the High Court in Pretoria Tuesday and Wednesday.In her report, Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane found that Ramaphosa deliberately misled Parliament when he failed to divulge the details of the donations his African National Congress (ANC) presidential campaign received; in particular, a payment from Bosasa. The late CEO of […]

today4 February 2020

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Grilling awaits Mkhwebane in Parliament

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is expected to appear before Parliament‘s Justice Committee on Wednesday, after a no-show last week. Committee members were unhappy that Mkhwebane asked for the postponement of the meeting late the previous day. The committee had to decide whether or not to institute an inquiry into her fitness to hold office, among other matters. Last week, neither the Public Protector, her deputy nor a delegation from her […]

today13 June 2018

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Zille’s tweet on colonialism violates Constitution: Public Protector

The Public Protector has found that a tweet about colonialism by Western Cape Premier Helen Zille is in violation of the Constitution. In a report released on Monday, Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane said that Zille's conduct was tantamount to improper conduct in terms of the Constitution, as well as violating the Executive Ethics Code. In 2017, Zille tweeted: "For those claiming legacy of colonialism was ONLY negative, think of our […]

today12 June 2018

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Public Protector finds Brown ‘inadvertently’ misled Parliament about Eskom-Trillian

The Public Protector has found that Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown misled the National Assembly when she denied there were engagements between power utility Eskom and the Gupta-linked company Trillian Capital Partners. This is according to a report issued by the Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to the DA on Thursday. “Minister Brown inadvertently misled Parliament in her assertion that there were no other contracts of engagement concluded between Eskom and […]

today23 February 2018

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Public Protector Mkhwebane displeased with justice committee

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has set the record straight on a Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services decision to summon her to appear before it in connection with her work The committee said at the weekend that it had decided to urgently call Mkhwebane to appear before it to explain comments she made about not having the capacity or financial resources to investigate information relating to the Gupta Leaks. […]

today13 February 2018

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Zuma’s bruising year in the courts

It has been a turbulent year in courts for President Jacob Zuma. Three cases related either to his official functions as head of state or personal interests dealt the president a series of body blows during 2017. The latest landed in the final weeks of the year when a full bench of the High Court in Pretoria ordered Zuma to pay legal costs from his own pocket. Zuma wanted to […]

today31 December 2017

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Parliament to challenge Public Protector’s report in court

Parliament said it would take Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's findings into Absa bank's misappropriation of public funds, on review. Mkhwebane recommended that Absa pay over a billion rand in interest from a loan to its predecessor, Bankorp, for an apartheid-era bailout. In a statement issed on Thursday, Parliament specified that the "allegations of maladministration, corruption, misappropriation of public funds and failure by the South African government to implement the CIEX […]

today23 June 2017

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Absa to challenge Public Protector

Absa says Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane's report is riddled with misconceptions and inaccuracies. The bank is taking it back to the High Court for review, saying her remedial action should be set aside. Officials say the report makes irrational and unreasonable legal conclusions, which have damaged the bank's reputation. Mkhwebane recommended that Absa pay over a billion rand in interest from a loan to its predecessor, Bankorp. The bank says it […]

today21 June 2017

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Reserve Bank to challenge public protector report

The Reserve Bank is set to challenge the public protector’s recommendation that its mandate be adjusted. The bank said in a statement on Tuesday that the ordered remedial action directing parliament to effect a constitutional amendment to the Reserve Bank’s powers had had an immediate and negative impact on the markets and the exchange rate of the rand. This comes after public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane ordered parliament to amend the […]

today20 June 2017

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