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Public Protector

Mbalula: ANC to wait for report from integrity committee to act on Thembi Simelane
Politics
/ 6 December 2024

Mbalula: ANC to wait for report from integrity committee to act on Thembi Simelane

ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula defends the decision not to ask the minister to step aside, despite allegations of misconduct linked to VBS Mutual Bank

By Mandisa Nyathi
Mchunu confirms Thabo Bester was detained and then released while he was on the run
Crime
/ 24 October 2024

Mchunu confirms Thabo Bester was detained and then released while he was on the run

Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester showed police officers a fraudulent identity document after being apprehended for speeding in July 2022

By Daniel Steyn
EFF student leader Sihle Lonzi to replace Mkhwebane in parliament
Politics
/ 22 October 2024

EFF student leader Sihle Lonzi to replace Mkhwebane in parliament

Lonzi, who has been openly critical of Floyd Shivambu, will be parachuted to parliament after reviving the EFF student wing

By Mandisa Nyathi
Busisiwe Mkhwebane latest high profile member to resign from EFF
Politics
/ 16 October 2024

Busisiwe Mkhwebane latest high profile member to resign from EFF

The former public protector has also resigned from the National Assembly

By Paddy Harper
ATM ‘will pursue all legal avenues’ over the Phala Phala scandal
Politics
/ 11 October 2024

ATM ‘will pursue all legal avenues’ over the Phala Phala scandal

The National Prosecuting Authority says Ramaphosa is off the Phala Phala hook

By Paddy Harper
Gauteng education says it will implement remedial actions in PP report on improper construction of R82m school
Education
/ 9 July 2024

Gauteng education says it will implement remedial actions in PP report on improper construction of R82m school

The investigation originates from a complaint lodged by Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane in September 2020

By Umamah Bakharia
Korner Talk | Fikile Mbalula ‘is a certified clown’
Opinion
/ 3 June 2024

Korner Talk | Fikile Mbalula ‘is a certified clown’

The ANC secretary general should join the ‘Takalani Sesame’ cast and leave politics

By Khaya Koko
Phala Phala: Public protector says she had no right to Ramaphosa’s tax records
National
/ 3 April 2024

Phala Phala: Public protector says she had no right to Ramaphosa’s tax records

The ATM’s argument that she skirted this and other issues in the scandal had no merit, Gcaleka’s office has argued in court papers

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa: African Transformation Movement’s challenge to Phala Phala report is ‘nit-picking’
Politics
/ 5 March 2024

Ramaphosa: African Transformation Movement’s challenge to Phala Phala report is ‘nit-picking’

The president maintains the opposition party was trying to fashion evidence that he flouted the executive ethics code by twisting his public statements on the subject

By Emsie Ferreira
Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka to deliver 5th Social Justice Lecture at Stellenbosch University
Partner Content
/ 12 February 2024

Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka to deliver 5th Social Justice Lecture at Stellenbosch University

The Centre for Social Justice proudly presents the Public Protector as the keynote speaker 

By Centre for Social Justice
Ramaphosa and buffalo buyer saw Phala Phala deal differently
Politics
/ 10 November 2023

Ramaphosa and buffalo buyer saw Phala Phala deal differently

The South African Reserve Bank heard conflicting versions of the transactions – but accepted that of the president

By Emsie Ferreira
Gcaleka voted in as new public protector
National
/ 19 October 2023

Gcaleka voted in as new public protector

The vote was expectedly fractious, with the official opposition walking out of the National Assembly

By Emsie Ferreira
Mkhwebane says EFF would be ‘wise’ to place her in ‘position of authority’
Politics
/ 19 October 2023

Mkhwebane says EFF would be ‘wise’ to place her in ‘position of authority’

But party members say they have had enough of being sidelined for high-profile newcomers who haven’t put in the hours

By Mandisa Nyathi
ANC calls three-line whip for vote to appoint public protector
Politics
/ 16 October 2023

ANC calls three-line whip for vote to appoint public protector

Sixty percent of votes in the National Assembly is needed to approve the appointment of Kholeka Gcaleka.

By Emsie Ferreira
Mkhwebane removed from office
National
/ 11 September 2023

Mkhwebane removed from office

Several small opposition parties protested, but the ANC’s might carried the vote

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa says Mkhwebane has ‘no right in law’ to return to work, and her office agrees
National
/ 5 September 2023

Ramaphosa says Mkhwebane has ‘no right in law’ to return to work, and her office agrees

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

By Umamah Bakharia
Committee adopts report recommending Mkhwebane be impeached
National
/ 22 August 2023

Committee adopts report recommending Mkhwebane be impeached

The suspended public protector failed to provide input on a draft report, once again claiming lack of legal representation

By Emsie Ferreira
Constitutional court holds Ramaphosa’s suspension of Mkhwebane was valid
Politics
/ 13 July 2023

Constitutional court holds Ramaphosa’s suspension of Mkhwebane was valid

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

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa cleared in final Phala Phala report
Politics
/ 30 June 2023

Ramaphosa cleared in final Phala Phala report

Acting public protector Kholeka Gcaleka however found his security head Wally Rhoode had acted improperly

By Lizeka Tandwa
Mkhwebane releases audio she claims validates R600 000 bribe allegation
Politics
/ 13 June 2023

Mkhwebane releases audio she claims validates R600 000 bribe allegation

The suspended public protector says the voices in the recordings are those of her husband and ANC official Tina Joemat-Pettersson discussing a bribe

By Eunice Masson
Mkhwebane cries foul over lawyers, money and alleged extortion
Politics
/ 9 June 2023

Mkhwebane cries foul over lawyers, money and alleged extortion

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

By Emsie Ferreira
Sisulu: Public protector’s report aimed at smearing my good name
Politics
/ 18 April 2023

Sisulu: Public protector’s report aimed at smearing my good name

Former minister rejects findings of ‘maladministration’ against her over the national rapid response task team she appointed

By Paddy Harper
Mkhwebane threatens impeachment inquiry
National
/ 4 April 2023

Mkhwebane threatens impeachment inquiry

Suspended public protector threatens litigation unless the section 194 inquiry postpones her testimony until funds are found to cover her legal fees

By Emsie Ferreira
Mkhwebane tells parliament to help her find money for a lawyer
National
/ 3 April 2023

Mkhwebane tells parliament to help her find money for a lawyer

The suspended public protector suggested she would take the impeachment committee to court if it continued, despite her not having state funding

By Emsie Ferreira
Mashatile: We’re not shielding Ramaphosa on Phala Phala
Politics
/ 23 March 2023

Mashatile: We’re not shielding Ramaphosa on Phala Phala

The majority had made a decision and that was how democracy worked, the deputy president told the National Assembly

By Emsie Ferreira
Public protector clears Ramaphosa on Phala Phala burglary
National
/ 11 March 2023

Public protector clears Ramaphosa on Phala Phala burglary

But Kholeka Gcaleka has recommended that action be taken against former presidential protection service head Wally Rhoode

By Lizeka Tandwa, Paddy Harper and Emsie Ferreira
Ace Magashule featured from the outset in Vrede probe – Thuli Madonsela
Politics
/ 7 March 2023

Ace Magashule featured from the outset in Vrede probe – Thuli Madonsela

Not investigating politicians is a breach of standards, former public protector tells inquiry into her successor, Busisiwe Mkhwebane

By Emsie Ferreira
Madonsela says State Security Agency tried to snoop on CIEX-Bankorp probe
National
/ 6 March 2023

Madonsela says State Security Agency tried to snoop on CIEX-Bankorp probe

Former public protector says intelligence agency opened documents couriered to her by the department of international relations

By Emsie Ferreira
Public protector has completed Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala inquiry
Politics
/ 24 January 2023

Public protector has completed Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala inquiry

An interim report will be sent to President Cyril Ramaphosa for comment on the findings

By Emsie Ferreira
From ATM to Zuma: A court calendar full of political conundrums
National
/ 6 January 2023

From ATM to Zuma: A court calendar full of political conundrums

From a bid to overturn parliament’s rejection of the Ngcobo report to Jacob Zuma’s appeal to stay out of prison, political actors will fill the courts

By Emsie Ferreira
Could the SARB sink Ramaphosa?
Politics
/ 25 November 2022

Could the SARB sink Ramaphosa?

With re-election as ANC leader seemingly assured, there are questions about the impact of the exchange control probe by the central bank

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa’s fate lies in report
Politics
/ 18 November 2022

Ramaphosa’s fate lies in report

Parliament has agreed to an extension for the report by the Ngcobo panel on whether Cyril Ramaphosa should
face impeachment

By Emsie Ferreira
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