The former public protector says in her court bid to claim a R10 million gratuity that as a fledgling EFF MP she finds herself in drastically reduced circumstances
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But party members say they have had enough of being sidelined for high-profile newcomers who haven’t put in the hours
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Sixty percent of votes in the National Assembly is needed to approve the appointment of Kholeka Gcaleka.
Online news articles in September were dominated by references to courts – cadre deployment, contempt, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, Eskom, corruption, Makhanda high court
The public protector was removed from office on the grounds of misconduct and incompetence by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday
Several small opposition parties protested, but the ANC’s might carried the vote
The suspended public protector posted on X that she had written to the president notifying him that she would return to work on 5 September
The suspended public protector failed to provide input on a draft report, once again claiming lack of legal representation
The evidence leader in the impeachment inquiry will submit a preliminary report within a week
The apex court said there was no evidence that the president acted in a way that exposed him to a conflict of interest between his official duties and private interests
The suspended public protector says the voices in the recordings are those of her husband and ANC official Tina Joemat-Pettersson discussing a bribe
She says her impeachment probe can’t go on until the state gets her a new attorney but has privately briefed one to demand the recusal of the chair of the process
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In all the bickering that we’ve been through over the past five years, from the long-running saga about the competence of former public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to this week’s parliamentary hearings into André de Ruyter’s allegations of corruption at Eskom, it feels as if we aren’t making progress in dealing with the structural fault lines in our country
The suspended public protector wants the public to be told how much parliament is paying for the evidence leaders
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Not investigating politicians is a breach of standards, former public protector tells inquiry into her successor, Busisiwe Mkhwebane
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Former public protector says intelligence agency opened documents couriered to her by the department of international relations
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One of the grounds is the publication of a list of counsel and the fees they earned from litigation around the reports of the suspended public protector
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Advocate for the president tells the apex court the high court finding that her suspension was retaliation was refuted by the ample grounds for the decision
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Parliament has agreed to an extension for the report by the Ngcobo panel on whether Cyril Ramaphosa should
face impeachment
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The protector of the suspended public protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, was targeted by a retired American colonel
The consultants were brought in to counter ‘beholden judges’ after the courts set aside Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s reports
Advocate Nazreen Bawa said the calls for her to step aside were spurious and based on false allegations made by Barnabas Xulu, the some time attorney of Judge John Hlophe
Judge Sulet Potterill told the JSC the battle to bring women into the highest echelons of the judiciary will be won
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The claim that the president knew that public money was abused by the ANC for internal campaigns and failed to report it was not substantiated
The public protector has issued a litany of frivolous objections aimed at blocking her impeachment
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The Western Cape high court heard extensive argument on Friday as to whether the suspended public protector could be returned to office
President says court attributed bias to him due to suspended public protector’s past conduct
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The acting public protector says the claims by the suspended public protector’ that the Phala Phala investigation has stalled and that she had been denied access to documents for her impeachment inquiry are false
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In a fractious exchange after he was denied a postponement, Mpofu told the chairman he should “chill” and his “day will come”
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The official opposition says the high court was wrong to conclude that the suspension was rushed and tainted by bias
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There was a reasonable apprehension that the president was biased and his decision made in retaliation for her Phala Phala probe
The public protector does not have to be fit and proper but must be competent and honest
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