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Public Protector

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
Mkhwebane poison plot a zinger of a tale
Opinion
/ 4 November 2022

Mkhwebane poison plot a zinger of a tale

The protector of the suspended public protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, was targeted by a retired American colonel

By Paddy Harper
Ramaphosa has betrayed the trust of South Africa’s people by not coming clean on Phala Phala robbery
Opinion
/ 3 November 2022

Ramaphosa has betrayed the trust of South Africa’s people by not coming clean on Phala Phala robbery

President must resign and hand himself over to the police

By Vuyo Zungula
Public protector office asked to pay for Mkhwebane’s ‘spiritual war’
National
/ 2 November 2022

Public protector office asked to pay for Mkhwebane’s ‘spiritual war’

The consultants were brought in to counter ‘beholden judges’ after the courts set aside Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s reports

By Emsie Ferreira
Mkhwebane’s suspension is not proof of Ramaphosa’s bias
Opinion
/ 25 September 2022

Mkhwebane’s suspension is not proof of Ramaphosa’s bias

The public protector has issued a litany of frivolous objections aimed at blocking her impeachment

By Mcebisi Ndletyana
Why the Concourt ruling on intra-party disclosures is important
Politics
/ 21 September 2022

Why the Concourt ruling on intra-party disclosures is important

The president has 12 months to redraft the executive ethics code to compel the disclosure of all donations to campaigns for positions within political parties

By Emsie Ferreira
Can Mkhwebane suspend order on constitutionality?
Politics
/ 16 September 2022

Can Mkhwebane suspend order on constitutionality?

The Western Cape high court heard extensive argument on Friday as to whether the suspended public protector could be returned to office

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa points finger back at Mkhwebane
Politics
/ 16 September 2022

Ramaphosa points finger back at Mkhwebane

President says court attributed bias to him due to suspended public protector’s past conduct

By Emsie Ferreira
Gcaleka accuses Mkhwebane of lying in court application
Politics
/ 16 September 2022

Gcaleka accuses Mkhwebane of lying in court application

The acting public protector says the claims by the suspended public protector’ that the Phala Phala investigation has stalled and that she had been denied access to documents for her impeachment inquiry are false

By Emsie Ferreira
How many indications of incompetence or misconduct are needed to remove a public protector?
Opinion
/ 9 September 2022

How many indications of incompetence or misconduct are needed to remove a public protector?

The public protector does not have to be fit and proper but must be competent and honest

By Johann van der Westhuizen
Concourt halting live-streaming lands hard blow on democracy
National
/ 9 September 2022

Concourt halting live-streaming lands hard blow on democracy

Independently filming and live-streaming sittings comes with a cost but the court is closing a window that showed up its critics and was good for transparency

By Emsie Ferreira
Mkhwebane’s legal spending spree
National
/ 9 September 2022

Mkhwebane’s legal spending spree

MPs have heard that she spent R146.9-million defending her reports, with a third going to an obscure law firm

By Emsie Ferreira
Why it would be prudent to keep judges off Ramaphosa impeachment panel
Politics
/ 3 September 2022

Why it would be prudent to keep judges off Ramaphosa impeachment panel

The reputation of the judiciary could suffer in the political repercussions of the process

By Mbekezeli Benjamin
Suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane spare with truth, records
Analysis
/ 2 September 2022

Suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane spare with truth, records

Several witnesses have testified that Mkhwebane covered her tracks in investigations and court

By Emsie Ferreira
Shivambu gave Mkhwebane top secret report on Sars unit
National
/ 26 August 2022

Shivambu gave Mkhwebane top secret report on Sars unit

Ponatshego Mogaladi, former manager of investigations at the public protector, told parliament the Economic Freedom Fighters leader sent her the report in 2018

By Emsie Ferreira
Public protector COO ordered to shred draft report on CR17 funding
Politics
/ 22 August 2022

Public protector COO ordered to shred draft report on CR17 funding

Basani Baloyi testified she was shocked

By Emsie Ferreira
Misconduct inquiry: Witness says Busisiwe Mkhwebane had final word on reports
National
/ 4 August 2022

Misconduct inquiry: Witness says Busisiwe Mkhwebane had final word on reports

But her colleague told parliament he could not say whether the suspended public protector would rewrite findings produced by her office

By Emsie Ferreira
Phala Phala theft plot thickens
Politics
/ 29 July 2022

Phala Phala theft plot thickens

The head of the presidential protection unit went to Windhoek but was not told the reason for the meeting with Namibia’s leader

By Emsie Ferreira
Mpofu desperately seeks to discredit testimony against Mkhwebane
National
/ 19 July 2022

Mpofu desperately seeks to discredit testimony against Mkhwebane

The senior counsel suggested to MPs that everything a former employee of the public protector’s office said was a lie

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa misses deadline on Phala Phala
Politics
/ 19 July 2022

Ramaphosa misses deadline on Phala Phala

The institution of the public protector said it would now invoke its powers of subpoena to get responses from the president on the burglary at his private game farm

By Emsie Ferreira
Court hears text message irrelevant to Mkhwebane’s legal fortunes
National
/ 19 May 2022

Court hears text message irrelevant to Mkhwebane’s legal fortunes

Advocate Andrew Breitenbach, appearing for parliament, said the message he received did not advantage his client and was no cause to suspend the impeachment inquiry against the public protector

By Emsie Ferreira
Concourt dismisses Mkhwebane’s rescission application
National
/ 6 May 2022

Concourt dismisses Mkhwebane’s rescission application

The public protector is attempting to use an alleged leak on the rescission decision to undermine the ruling – and the highest court in the land

By Emsie Ferreira
Sinister message to counsel caused postponement in Mkhwebane’s latest court bid
Politics
/ 26 April 2022

Sinister message to counsel caused postponement in Mkhwebane’s latest court bid

The high court postponed the public protector’s bid to stem her suspension after a text message that would suggest, if legitimate, that constitutional court judges were leaking decisions

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa hits back at Mkhwebane: Where’s the conflict?
National
/ 14 April 2022

Ramaphosa hits back at Mkhwebane: Where’s the conflict?

The president cautions that the courts cannot interfere with his constitutional power to suspend the public protector

By Emsie Ferreira
Failure to heed Mkhwebane report leads to 6 000 business closures
National
/ 10 March 2022

Failure to heed Mkhwebane report leads to 6 000 business closures

The justice department ignored a 2018 public protector report about a policy vacuum for liquidators for three years, and 6 000 businesses have since folded

By Khaya Koko
Constitutional court dismisses Mkhwebane’s rescission bid on CR17 ruling
National
/ 9 March 2022

Constitutional court dismisses Mkhwebane’s rescission bid on CR17 ruling

The application, widely seen as desperate, was dismissed with costs, burying her adverse findings against Ramaphosa over funding to his leadership campaign

By Emsie Ferreira
Public protector finds department wasted public funds to remove Makeba trustees
National
/ 1 March 2022

Public protector finds department wasted public funds to remove Makeba trustees

Busisiwe Mkhwebane released a tranche of reports covering a range of allegations, including against the department of arts and culture

By Sarah Smit
Ramaphosa dodges bullet as public protector begins her investigation
Politics
/ 18 February 2022

Ramaphosa dodges bullet as public protector begins her investigation

The public protector has already asked the president about a recording on the diversion of state funds for ANC election campaigns

By Paddy Harper and Emsie Ferreira
Constitutional court judgment clears way for impeachment of public protector
National
/ 4 February 2022

Constitutional court judgment clears way for impeachment of public protector

The concourt ruled that parliament could proceed with the impeachment process of Busisiwe Mkhwebane, but that she was also entitled to legal representation

By Anathi Madubela
Mkhwebane to forge ahead with blocking Mabuyane’s judicial review
Politics
/ 26 October 2021

Mkhwebane 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

By Khaya Koko
Khaya Koko: The looting isn’t over until the fat belly sings
Politics
/ 25 October 2021

Khaya Koko: The looting isn’t over until the fat belly sings

A song about Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane preventing looting was way off the mark in a province riddled with corruption and theft

By Khaya Koko
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