Mkhwebane signed off on a report stating that a former Ipid investigator’s complaint that his suspension for whistle-blowing was “substantiated”
Much is at stake both for the president and Mkhwebane in the most significant legal and political battle of Ramaphosa’s first year in office
Public Enterprises Minister says that the EFF’s persistence in the appeal is part of its “ongoing political campaign against me.”
The president says a decision by the Constitutional Court will put an end to a “vituperative” public debate
There are currently no rules in place for how a public protector should be investigated by the legislature
The president detailed the many moving parts of his campaign to win the ANC presidency.
Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane and EFF leader Julius Malema say guidance is needed from the highest court in the land
The CR17 campaign did nothing wrong legally but all political parties’ funds should be regulated
The records of who funded the CR17 campaign have been at the heart of a furious spat between the president and the public protector
The letter states that NPA boss Shamila Batohi was “incorrect” to suggest that the Public Protector was exercising a power she did not have
Pretoria high court finds that it is reasonable for the president to await the outcome of a court process before taking action against the minister
The NDPP sent a letter to ask whether there had been a “misunderstanding” about the “independent mandates about our respective offices”
The public protector says an interim order to prevent the release of her report is ‘an intrusion by courts’
This follows a letter from the NDPP to Mkhwebane asking whether there was a ‘misunderstanding’ about the mandates about of their respective offices
‘The public protector has strayed,’ says the president in his court papers asking her report on Bosasa’s donation to the CR17 campaign be set aside
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has come under intense scrutiny following a series of controversial findings
“The Public Protector has strayed,” says the President in his court papers.
The public protector will appeal a damning judgement on Monday, accusing the judge of an ‘unbecoming’ use of language, as well as other failings
Some of the reasoning of Judge Sulet Potterill is relevant for one of the cases between President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Public Protector
As the courts batter the public protector, the ANC in Parliament is trying to work out how to appear to be taking action while staying unified
The opposition party has sought to enter into litigation scheduled for the week ahead
After the Constitutional Court judgment against her, removing Mkhwebane from her position is the obvious next step. But it is a difficult process
Mkhwebane’s investigation has put party funding in the spotlight, but her motives have been queried
In an interview with Lester Kiewit, the head of the official opposition says Ramaphosa cannot expect others to defend him against his own party
This comes as Busisiwe Mkhwebane announced she’s investigating the appointment of South African Revenue Service commissioner
One of the intended beneficiaries of the Gupta-linked Estina dairy project told the commission they were excluded from Mkhwebane’s investigation
The case — heard in the Pretoria high court on Tuesday — was Part A in Gordhan’s bid to set aside the Public Protector’s ‘rogue unit’ report
Revelations of Ramaphosa’s massive spending to beat Zuma are driving calls for more oversight of party funding
Different factions with vested interests are aligning to protect the destructive protector
The judgment is a boost for Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan who is litigating against Mkhwebane in two separate cases
After Constitutional Court ruling hammers public protector, DA says it will wait on a judicial review of protector’s Bosasa report
The EFF, in a statement released on Sunday evening, described Ramaphosa as ‘conflicted’ and said he should go on leave ‘until his name is cleared’