The records of who funded the CR17 campaign have been at the heart of a furious spat between the president and the public protector
As deputy judge president says contentious court records should be handed directly to his chambers, Mkhwebane’s lawyers file in the registrar’s office
The letter states that NPA boss Shamila Batohi was “incorrect” to suggest that the Public Protector was exercising a power she did not have
Pretoria high court finds that it is reasonable for the president to await the outcome of a court process before taking action against the minister
The public protector says an interim order to prevent the release of her report is ‘an intrusion by courts’
This follows a letter from the NDPP to Mkhwebane asking whether there was a ‘misunderstanding’ about the mandates about of their respective offices
‘The public protector has strayed,’ says the president in his court papers asking her report on Bosasa’s donation to the CR17 campaign be set aside
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has come under intense scrutiny following a series of controversial findings
“The Public Protector has strayed,” says the President in his court papers.
The Pretoria high court has ruled in favour of Pravin Gordhan’s interdict to suspend the remedial action against him by Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
Some of the reasoning of Judge Sulet Potterill is relevant for one of the cases between President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Public Protector
As the courts batter the public protector, the ANC in Parliament is trying to work out how to appear to be taking action while staying unified
The opposition party has sought to enter into litigation scheduled for the week ahead
After the Constitutional Court judgment against her, removing Mkhwebane from her position is the obvious next step. But it is a difficult process
Mkhwebane’s investigation has put party funding in the spotlight, but her motives have been queried
This comes as Busisiwe Mkhwebane announced she’s investigating the appointment of South African Revenue Service commissioner
One of the intended beneficiaries of the Gupta-linked Estina dairy project told the commission they were excluded from Mkhwebane’s investigation
Revelations of Ramaphosa’s massive spending to beat Zuma are driving calls for more oversight of party funding
Different factions with vested interests are aligning to protect the destructive protector
The judgment is a boost for Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan who is litigating against Mkhwebane in two separate cases
The EFF, in a statement released on Sunday evening, described Ramaphosa as ‘conflicted’ and said he should go on leave ‘until his name is cleared’
Mkhwebane now faces four separate and highly political court cases on three of her reports
Mkhwebane’s report is likely to be taken under review by Ramaphosa
Presidency hints at potential legal review saying she did not consider his response to her preliminary report
The public protector appears to have pinned Ramaphosa in a corner with her “rogue unit” finding
The revenue services’ so-called ‘rogue unit’ has been investigated by several bodies, but a court is the right place to put an end to the saga
The public protector said on Thursday she was disappointed by the ‘personal insults’ in Pravin Gordhan’s court bid against her
Minister Pravin Gordhan files court papers in an urgent bid to interdict remedial actions in a report released by Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane said she found it ‘implausible’ that Gordhan could have forgotten meeting an associate of the Gupta family.
The South African Communist Party’s deputy secretary general has a history of attacking the office of the public protector
Bejani Chauke has hit back at allegations campaign donations were not all above board
The party have understood the public protector’s reason for the late release of the president’s Bosasa loan report