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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
Politicians should take responsibility for Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s appointment
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
As well as its scathing findings on Mkhwebane’s investigation into Ramaphosa, the high court also made important in-principle pronouncements
Mkhwebane suspends another senior official
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’
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
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
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
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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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
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With more resources than other provinces, health workers in Gauteng still say they do not have enough protective equipment to ensure safety when working with Covid-19 patients
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Health worker infections have risen to 170 at state and private hospitals and two healthcare staff succumb to the disease in a space of seven days
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