The new plant can’t meet World Bank’s loan conditions or sulphur emissions limits
By the end of her term, the public protector could pocket a shockingly over-inflated payout
Report on Marius Fransman’s anti-semitism has opposite conclusion in final version after former chairperson takes charge of draft.
Employees have objected to the chairperson and a commissioner being reappointed.
The South African Human Rights Commission has cast light on the issue of water and sanitation in the country’s informal settlements.
The HRC has told Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa to apologise to the Cape Town jogger who showed President Jacob Zuma’s motorcade a middle finger.
At a conference, Vusi Pikoli identified two cases as definitive for the future of SA’s anti-graft efforts: the arms deal and Oilgate.
Thuli Madonsela’s decision not to contest a ruling setting aside a probe into the Oilgate scandal is a victory for her office and the <i>M&G</i>.
Despite a stinging judicial rebuke about his work when Public Protector, Lawrence Mushwana says he will not resign as Human Rights Commission chair.
The Supreme Court of Appeal delivered a landmark judgment that sealed the <i>M&G</i>’s victory in a five-year legal battle with the public protector.
"The public protector must not only discover the truth, but must also inspire confidence that the truth has been discovered," said the SCA.
The Supreme Court of Appeals dismissed the Public Protector’s appeal against a high court setting aside its report into the Oilgate saga.
The Supreme Court bench has lambasted counsel for the Public Protector’s office, which is appealing a judgment overturning its Oilgate scandal report.
The Human Rights Commission chairperson has turned on his own staff in the case of a jogger arrested for "giving the middle finger" to Zuma.
It isn’t very long ago that the <i>M&G</i> was in the vanguard of criticism of the public protector
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/ 12 November 2010
The <i>M&G</i> is starting a debate about party deployments. This week <b>Doron Isaacs</b> argues that it is a global phenomenon
Despite years of warning signs, there were no plans in place to stem xenophobic violence.
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/ 11 December 2009
SAHRC chief executive Tseliso Thipanyane has resigned after being stripped of key powers by the new chairperson, Lawrence Mushwana.
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/ 30 October 2009
Departing public protector Lawrence Mushwana has received a golden handshake of nearly R7-million, raising a storm about his entitlement to it.
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/ 23 October 2009
Less than a week after his suspension by former public protector Lawrence Mushwana, chief executive Themba Mthethwa is back at work.
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/ 22 October 2009
Former public protector Lawrence Mushwana is the new chairperson of the SA Human Rights Commission, the commission’s spokesperson said on Thursday.
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/ 17 October 2009
Mushwana suspends his right-hand man just three days before leaving office, writes Mmanaledi Mataboge.
Lawrence Mushwana has acknowledged he made mistakes as the Public Protector, but says he is looking forward to new challenges at the SAHRC.
Public Protector Lawrence Mushwana is considering appealing against a court judgement setting aside his 2005 report on the Oilgate scandal.
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/ 20 February 2009
The M&G has been vindicated in its findings about a multibillion-rand Eskom tender involving former minister Valli Moosa, reports Sam Sole.
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/ 18 February 2009
Valli Moosa, former chairperson of the Eskom board, failed to manage a conflict of interest in the awarding of a contract, the public protector said.
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/ 16 February 2009
The Democratic Alliance asked the Public Protector on Monday to investigate the alleged abuse of state funds in some SABC broadcasts.
Public Protector Lawrence Mushwana is studying a response from Eskom regarding allegations about a contract awarded by the electricity utility to a company linked to African National Congress investment firm Chancellor House. Mushwana’s office said he had noticed reports stating that Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille intended lodging a complaint.
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/ 22 February 2008
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Helen Zille has accused the Public Protector of abusing his office for party political purposes in attacking DA MP Mike Waters. She declared that in the six years since his appointment, Lawrence Mushwana, a former ANC MP, has succeeded only in protecting the ANC from the people.
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/ 18 February 2008
The Democratic Alliance (DA) was making a mockery of Parliament, the African National Congress charged on Sunday. This, after public protector Lawrence Mushwana recommended Parliamentary action against DA MP Mike Waters. Waters complained last year that President Thabo Mbeki had abused his office by demanding that Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang get priority on a organ-transplant list.
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/ 14 February 2008
The Directorate of Special Operations (Scorpions) did not act improperly as suggested by the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL), Public Protector Lawrence Mushwana said on Thursday. The ANCYL lodged a complaint with his office stating that the Scorpions held an ”inappropriate” meeting.
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/ 28 January 2008
The Public Protector, Lawrence Mushwana, has written to the Democratic Alliance to explain that he will not release a report on the merits of the case for reopening the Oilgate investigation because it is still the subject of a court case. Last week, DA spokesperson Motlatjo Thetjeng said it had been nine months since the DA first wrote to Mushwana about the issue.