Office Of The Public Protector
latest news & developmentsMkhwebane to forge ahead with blocking Mabuyane’s judicial review
The Eastern Cape premier has been granted a temporary reprieve from the public protector’s remedial action, but the fight is far from over
Pillay’s pension: Another court defeat for Mkhwebane
High court dismisses the public protector’s bid to appeal a ruling striking down her findings against Pravin Gordhan on Ivan Pillay’s Sars retirement
Toe the line: Mantashe instructs ANC caucus to vote for process against Mkhwebane
The ANC chairperson has instructed its caucus ahead of the vote to establish a committee to investigate the public protector’s fitness to hold office
Mantashe calls for urgent caucus meeting ahead of Mkhwebane vote
Magashule has received at least five letters from ANC caucus members unhappy with the chief whip’s backing of a vote against the public protector
High court sets aside public protector report on Gordhan and Sars ‘rogue unit’
Busisiwe Mkhwebane ‘allowed her important office to be used to try and resuscitate a long-dead fake news propaganda fiction’, the court ruled
Public protector’s ‘mistakes’ were made to nail the president, court hears
Busisiwe Mkhwebane discarded facts that were inconvenient to her when she investigated the CR17 campaign, Cyril Ramaphosa’s lawyers argued
CR17 report is not perfect, but the investigation was rational, court hears
So says public protector Busisiwe Mkwhebane’s lawyer, who said she had reason to suspect the money was being laundered through the campaign
#CR17 fight heads to the Constitutional Court
amaBhungane’s arguments about the disclosure of campaign funding are also expected to be heard
Prasa to dismiss four ‘Derailed’ officials
The passenger rails agency is to act against officials implicated in former public protector Thuli Madonsela’s 2015 report on corruption and maladministration
ConCourt settles the law on the public protector and interim interdicts
The Constitutional Court said it welcomed robust debate but criticised the populist rhetoric in the battle between Busisiwe Mkhwebane and Minister Pravin Gordhan
Public protector may not subpoena Zuma’s tax records, says high court
High court says people can refuse to hand information over to the protector if there is “just cause” and also makes a personal costs order against Mkhwebane
Ramaphosa ‘neutral’ in Mkhwebane, Parliament impeachment row
However, the president says even if he has a conflict of interest, another Cabinet member could suspend the public protector
Mkhwebane moves to halt ‘grossly unfair’ impeachment process
The public protector has labelled her possible impeachment as unconstitutional and unlawful
Despite tweet, Zuma keeps silent about providing his taxpayer information
The Public Protector has still not received confirmation from former president Jacob Zuma that she may access his tax records — despite a tweet from Zuma’s twitter account in…
“Rot at the public protector’s office,” says former chief operating officer
Basani Baloyi has submitted an affidavit to the ConCourt asking for leave to appeal the high court ruling in her case against the public protector