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Public Protector

Carrim vetoes SABC board’s nomination
Article
/ 6 March 2014

Carrim vetoes SABC board’s nomination

The communications minister has nipped in the bud a bid by the board to have Zandile Tshabalala take the top job at the troubled broadcaster.

By Glynnis Underhill
Motlanthe admits ethics code update has taken too long
Article
/ 5 March 2014

Motlanthe admits ethics code update has taken too long

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says it is "regrettable" that it has taken so long to submit changes to the executive ethics code to Parliament.

By Sapa
Union siding with Motsoeneng could scare members
Article
/ 26 February 2014

Union siding with Motsoeneng could scare members

Some SABC staffers say the Communication Workers’ Union’s support of its acting COO, as the "Hlaudi Motsoeneng Coalition", would badly affect workers.

By Sarah Evans
CWU calls for protector to resign after Motsoeneng report
Article
/ 25 February 2014

CWU calls for protector to resign after Motsoeneng report

The CWU has called for the public protector to resign as her report on SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng "undermines the working class".

By Sarah Evans
Motsoeneng may challenge Madonsela’s SABC report in court
Article
/ 20 February 2014

Motsoeneng may challenge Madonsela’s SABC report in court

Acting SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng has challenged the public protector’s findings against him, and is considering taking her report for court review.

By Sarah Evans
Communications ministry, SABC to study Madonsela’s report
Article
/ 17 February 2014

Communications ministry, SABC to study Madonsela’s report

Both the SABC and communications ministry says they will be studying public protector Thuli Madonsela’s report on acting COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng.

By Sapa
Joemat-Pettersson is innocent, says fisheries department
Article
/ 14 January 2014

Joemat-Pettersson is innocent, says fisheries department

There are no substantive grounds for Zuma to institute disciplinary measures against Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson, says her department.

By Sapa
Madonsela report reveals ‘gross irregularities’ in Pilgrim’s Rest evictions
Article
/ 20 December 2013

Madonsela report reveals ‘gross irregularities’ in Pilgrim’s Rest evictions

While the public protector’s report on Pilgrim’s Rest business evictions found the "poisoned processes", Mpumalanga says they it will not comment yet.

By Sapa
Nkandla: Nxesi explains why security upgrade was essential
Article
/ 19 December 2013

Nkandla: Nxesi explains why security upgrade was essential

From Nkandla’s rural setting to neighbours threatening the president’s safety, public works explains the security upgrade to Jacob Zuma’s homestead.

By Sapa
Madonsela scents something rotten
Article
/ 12 December 2013

Madonsela scents something rotten

Why did Tina Joemat-Pettersson’s department bend over backwards to promote Sekunjalo?

By Sam Sole Author and Sam Sole
Taking remedial action is part of Madonsela’s arsenal
Analysis
/ 10 December 2013

Taking remedial action is part of Madonsela’s arsenal

The power of the public protector to "take appropriate remedial action" goes far beyond merely speaking truth to power, writes Paul Hoffman.

By Staff Reporter
Cape Times: Sanef demands answers over Dasnois firing
Article
/ 9 December 2013

Cape Times: Sanef demands answers over Dasnois firing

Sanef says there could be a link between the firing of a Cape Times editor and a report on Thuli Madonsela’s findings about Tina Joemat-Pettersson.

By Sapa
Madonsela report finds Pule guilty of ‘persistently lying’
Article
/ 5 December 2013

Madonsela report finds Pule guilty of ‘persistently lying’

Public protector Thuli Madonsela’s report recommends former communications minister Dina Pule must apologise to Parliament and the Sunday Times.

By Sapa
Madonsela rejects ANC’s Nkandla report leak claims
Article
/ 4 December 2013

Madonsela rejects ANC’s Nkandla report leak claims

The public protector has rebuffed claims by the ANC that her office leaked a provisional report on spending at President Jacob Zuma’s home in Nkandla.

By Staff Reporter
Nkandla: Ministers and Madonsela agree – mostly
Article
/ 3 December 2013

Nkandla: Ministers and Madonsela agree – mostly

A Nkandla report cited by security ministers "clears" President Jacob Zuma. The public protector "damns" him. Yet they agree on much else.

By Phillip De Wet
Madonsela leaks reports to media, says ANCYL
Article
/ 2 December 2013

Madonsela leaks reports to media, says ANCYL

The ANCYL says that Thuli Madonsela seems to be leaking reports to the media, hinting that she leaked the provisional report into Nkandla to the M&G.

By Sapa
Security cluster meet Mandosela over provisional Nkandla report
Article
/ 30 November 2013

Security cluster meet Mandosela over provisional Nkandla report

Security cluster ministers have met Thuli Madonsela following the M&G’s reporting on the provisional Nkandla report, says an official.

By Molaole Montsho
Nkandla report: Did we break the law?
Videos
/ 29 November 2013

Nkandla report: Did we break the law?

Stefaans Brümmer answers questions about the legality of publishing details from the public protector provisional report into Nkandla.

By Staff Reporter
Impeach Zuma, says Twitter petition
Article
/ 29 November 2013

Impeach Zuma, says Twitter petition

A petition calling for the impeachment of President Jacob Zuma has began circulating on social networking site Twitter.

By Sapa
Weekend 101: E-tolls, Thuli and the end of the world
Videos
/ 21 November 2013

Weekend 101: E-tolls, Thuli and the end of the world

Thuli Madonsela delivers a knockout punch, e-tolls go ahead to the dismay of motorists, and the world is going to end so live quick and wild.

By Staff Reporter
Madonsela’s Nkandla smackdown leaves govt whimpering
Analysis
/ 21 November 2013

Madonsela’s Nkandla smackdown leaves govt whimpering

Thuli Madonsela could have set the record straight about the Nkandla report by issuing a statement. But she had to reclaim her integrity. And she did.

By Sarah Evans
Madonsela: I have unfettered power to investigate Nkandla
Videos
/ 20 November 2013

Madonsela: I have unfettered power to investigate Nkandla

Thuli Madonsela says she will address concerns regarding her report on Nkandla, but she will ultimately have the final say as to what is made public.

By Staff Reporter
State agrees to pay public protector legal costs
Article
/ 15 November 2013

State agrees to pay public protector legal costs

Government has agreed to pay the legal costs of public protector Thuli Madonsela, after ending its bid to prevent the release of her Nkandla report.

By Sarah Evans
Government defends decision to take Madonsela to court
Article
/ 14 November 2013

Government defends decision to take Madonsela to court

Government has defended its decision to take public protector Thuli Madonsela to court over the handling of the provisional Nkandla report.

By Sapa
Nkandla report: Madonsela concerned over SACP attack
Article
/ 14 November 2013

Nkandla report: Madonsela concerned over SACP attack

Public protector Thuli Madonsela has admitted she is worried over the South African Communist Party’s accusing her of being "counter-revolutionary".

By Glynnis Underhill
Ministers abandon Nkandla report interdict application
Article
/ 14 November 2013

Ministers abandon Nkandla report interdict application

The security cluster ministers have dropped their court bid to interdict public protector Thuli Madonsela from releasing her draft Nkandla report.

By Sarah Evans
Nkandla report: The real reasons why ministers took on Thuli
Article
/ 14 November 2013

Nkandla report: The real reasons why ministers took on Thuli

Public protector Thuli Madonsela is being forced to excise parts of the Nkandla report, so who is protecting whom?

By Stefaans Brummer and Sam Sole
Madonsela launches counter-attack against ministers
Article
/ 13 November 2013

Madonsela launches counter-attack against ministers

Thuli Madonsela has criticised claims her draft Nkandla report jeopardises Jacob Zuma’s security, while revealing "resistance to the investigation".

By Sam Sole Author, Sam Sole and Stefaans Brummer
Nkandla report: Thuli Madonsela must stand her ground
Article
/ 11 November 2013

Nkandla report: Thuli Madonsela must stand her ground

Amid vicious attacks by the security cluster over the Nkandla report, the public protector must stand her ground, say Phillip de Wet and Sarah Evans.

By Phillip De Wet and Sarah Evans
Govt has no say in Nkandla report, says Radebe
Article
/ 9 November 2013

Govt has no say in Nkandla report, says Radebe

Government has no role in deciding how public protector Thuli Madonsela deals with a report into Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home, says Minister Jeff Radebe.

By Sapa
Ministers: Nkandla report could ‘severely compromise’ state security
Article
/ 8 November 2013

Ministers: Nkandla report could ‘severely compromise’ state security

The security cluster says the Nkandla report contains "a plethora of breaches of state security" and that they need more time to peruse it.

By Sarah Evans
Madonsela seeks postponement in Nkandla report case
Article
/ 8 November 2013

Madonsela seeks postponement in Nkandla report case

Public protector Thuli Madonsela will ask a court for a postponement when the state attempts to interdict her from releasing the Nkandla report.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
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