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Whistleblower: Misrule at trade commission

Business Thando Maeko - 6 Sep 2020

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa’s senior executives are facing allegations of financial mismanagement and victimising employees

ANC won’t rake up its bad apples

Politics Thanduxolo Jika - 21 Aug 2020

The ruling party faces severe criticism over its reluctance to deal with leaders who are facing investigations, and its NEC is accused of selective morality

ConCourt settles the law on the public protector and interim interdicts

National Franny Rabkin - 30 May 2020

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

Article Franny Rabkin - 24 Mar 2020

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

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Politicians should take responsibility for Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s appointment

Article Dianne Hawker - 17 Mar 2020

The process of appointing the public protector is flawed, and led by politicians who don’t seem to have paid attention to the law. This has to change

Reining in the public protector

Article Franny Rabkin - 13 Mar 2020

As well as its scathing findings on Mkhwebane’s investigation into Ramaphosa, the high court also made important in-principle pronouncements

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Mkhwebane suspends another senior official

Article Franny Rabkin - 12 Mar 2020

This brings to five the number of senior officials currently suspended — suspensions that have put her on a collision course with the Public Servants Association

Mkhwebane’s CR17 report is ‘confused, inexplicable, irrational’

Article Franny Rabkin - 10 Mar 2020

The Public Protector was derided by the Pretoria High Court for refusing to consider facts logically and for a material error of law

Zuma breaks silence on his tax records

Article Franny Rabkin - 6 Mar 2020

But his last minute affidavit does not resolve the bigger legal dispute between the South African Revenue Service and the public protector

Court tests protector’s powers

Article Franny Rabkin - 7 Feb 2020

In the Ramaphosa vs Mkhwebane case, the court has been asked to rein in the public protector

Court to hear argument on public protector’s CR17 report

Article Franny Rabkin - 4 Feb 2020

The case between the president and Busisiwe Mkhwebane has also drawn in the national director of public prosecutions and the Financial Intelligence Centre

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Mkhwebane moves to halt ‘grossly unfair’ impeachment process

Article Franny Rabkin - 28 Jan 2020

The public protector has labelled her possible impeachment as unconstitutional and unlawful

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“Rot at the public protector’s office,” says former chief operating officer

Article Franny Rabkin - 9 Jan 2020

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

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High Court dismisses case against Public Protector by her former COO

Article Franny Rabkin - 12 Dec 2019

Judge Teffo found that the high court did not have jurisdiction to hear the case

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Mkhwebane sticks to her guns on Zuma’s tax records

Article Franny Rabkin - 5 Dec 2019

In her answering affidavit, the public protector says the Sars commissioner should withdraw or adjust his court case against her

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Lester Kiewit - 26 Sep 2020

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special reports - 23 Sep 2020

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