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Public Protector

Judgement day for DA’s state capture order application against Zuma
Article
/ 13 December 2017

Judgement day for DA’s state capture order application against Zuma

Judgement is expected on the DA’s application for an order that President Zuma adhere to the Public Protector’s ‘State of Capture’ remedial actions

By Staff Reporter
The roast of Busisiwe Mkhwebane
Article
/ 8 December 2017

The roast of Busisiwe Mkhwebane

The public protector was grilled so badly in court that she was left fighting for her professional life

By Phillip De Wet
How #MadibaFuneral was used to loot state money
Article
/ 5 December 2017

How #MadibaFuneral was used to loot state money

Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s Mandela Funeral report has revealed how the provincial government was left flat footed without a plan

By Govan Whittles
Gloves come off in public protector showdown
Article
/ 1 December 2017

Gloves come off in public protector showdown

The Reserve Bank and Absa have lost their cool and the court battle promises to be ugly

By Phillip De Wet
Reserve Bank guns for Mkhwebane and her CIEX delay attempt
Article
/ 14 November 2017

Reserve Bank guns for Mkhwebane and her CIEX delay attempt

​Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane faces a bruising day in court on Friday, if papers from the Reserve Bank are anything to go by.

By Phillip De Wet
State capture report a political tool – Zuma
Article
/ 14 November 2017

State capture report a political tool – Zuma

The report looked into whether Zuma’s friends, the controversial Gupta family, had undue influence on the executive.

By Alex Mitchley
One year on: The state of the state of capture
Article
/ 10 November 2017

One year on: The state of the state of capture

For those named in the report, some things have changed and some have stayed the same

By Phillip De Wet
Zuma offers to set up state capture commission within 30 days
Article
/ 31 October 2017

Zuma offers to set up state capture commission within 30 days

After a year of delay, President Zuma’s legal team says he is willing to set up a state capture inquiry before the end of the year

By Phillip De Wet
Editorial: Quit the farce, Mr President
Article
/ 27 October 2017

Editorial: Quit the farce, Mr President

‘What possible reason could the president have to delay the release of the report? To sow more chaos? You’d think he’d done enough of that already. ‘

By Editorial
Opposition parties urge court to hold Zuma to state capture promises
Article
/ 24 October 2017

Opposition parties urge court to hold Zuma to state capture promises

Zuma has asked the court to set aside then public protector Thuli Madonsela’s order that he establish an inquiry to investigate state capture

By Phillip De Wet
Zuma’s inaction on state capture draws fire in court
Article
/ 24 October 2017

Zuma’s inaction on state capture draws fire in court

"Any reasonable President” would have acted on allegations of state capture by now, an advocate for Busisiwe Mkhwebane told the high court in Pretoria

By Phillip De Wet
Mkhwebane’s R40-million handshake
Article
/ 13 October 2017

Mkhwebane’s R40-million handshake

By the end of her term, the public protector could pocket a shockingly over-inflated payout

By Phillip De Wet
DA: Zuma must suspend public protector during inquiry
Article
/ 11 October 2017

DA: Zuma must suspend public protector during inquiry

The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services agreed to hold an inquiry into on Mkhwebane’s conduct over the past year.

By Paul Herman
Letters to the editor: September 22 to 28 2017
Article
/ 22 September 2017

Letters to the editor: September 22 to 28 2017

Readers write in about the Public Protector, and Uber.

By Letters
Public protector ‘tampering with evidence’ ahead of review
Article
/ 20 September 2017

Public protector ‘tampering with evidence’ ahead of review

Those allegations are not only unfounded but malicious, Mkhwebane says.

By Phillip De Wet
Absa CEO accuses Mkhwebane of ignoring evidence to manipulate Bankorp findings
Article
/ 14 September 2017

Absa CEO accuses Mkhwebane of ignoring evidence to manipulate Bankorp findings

Public protector made findings against Absa without pursuing evidence submitted by key witnesses, says Maria Ramos.

By Raeesa Pather
Mkhwebane: Reserve Bank allegations are a plot against me
Article
/ 14 September 2017

Mkhwebane: Reserve Bank allegations are a plot against me

The public protector has defended her undisclosed meetings with the presidency and SSA saying nothing was untoward.

By Staff Reporter
DA, Public Protector agree courts should not block state capture probe
Article
/ 12 September 2017

DA, Public Protector agree courts should not block state capture probe

Zuma offered a new and seemingly contradictory explanation as to why he originally did not seek a stay of his obligation to set up an inquiry.

By Phillip De Wet
DA: ‘Does Zuma not trust the wisdom and decision of the chief justice?’
Article
/ 12 September 2017

DA: ‘Does Zuma not trust the wisdom and decision of the chief justice?’

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is opposing President Zuma’s high court application to delay investigations of state capture by a commission of inquiry

By Alex Mitchley
Public protector vows to ‘set the record straight’ on Reserve Bank allegations
Article
/ 12 September 2017

Public protector vows to ‘set the record straight’ on Reserve Bank allegations

"She’s setting the record straight … currently, how things are playing out, it’s a bit silly."

By Raeesa Pather
Reserve Bank case exposes incompetence of the public protector
Article
/ 23 August 2017

Reserve Bank case exposes incompetence of the public protector

The public protector has been exposed as incompetent after trying to meddle with the constitutional mandate of the country’s central bank.

By Jannie Rossouw
Is public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane ‘a qualified advocate’?
Article
/ 25 July 2017

Is public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane ‘a qualified advocate’?

Questions have been raised as her name isn’t on the roll of advocates kept by the department of justice and updated monthly.

By Africa Check Author
‘Protector used dodgy evidence’
Article
/ 14 July 2017

‘Protector used dodgy evidence’

Absa is fighting to overturn Mkhwebane’s findings on a ‘misappropriated’ Bankorp bailout

By Phillip De Wet
Editorial: Protect us from our protector
Article
/ 14 July 2017

Editorial: Protect us from our protector

Mkhwebane has, according to the Reserve Bank, the minister of finance and Absa, abandoned the idea of fairness.

By Editorial
Protector’s spokesperson: We got the law right on Reserve Bank, we just made a typo
Article
/ 11 July 2017

Protector’s spokesperson: We got the law right on Reserve Bank, we just made a typo

Cleopatra Mosana says that "crafting" errors had been made when the public protector’s findings on the apartheid-era loan to Bankorp was written.

By Staff Reporter
EFF calls on public protector to step down
Article
/ 11 July 2017

EFF calls on public protector to step down

The EFF has called on Busisiwe Mkhwebane to "do the honourable thing" and step down as public protector.

By Agency
‘Reserve Bank at risk of being a scapegoat for low growth’
Article
/ 1 July 2017

‘Reserve Bank at risk of being a scapegoat for low growth’

Both the finance minister and the ANC have told delegates at the ruling party’s policy conference they believe the public protector has overreached.

By Staff Reporter
Mkhwebane ambushed Reserve Bank
Article
/ 30 June 2017

Mkhwebane ambushed Reserve Bank

For years it worried that a bail-out probe could spell trouble. And it did — in an unexpected way

By Phillip De Wet
Reserve Bank: The Public Protector is wrong, irrational, and dangerous
Article
/ 27 June 2017

Reserve Bank: The Public Protector is wrong, irrational, and dangerous

Although the Reserve Bank is typically conservative and careful with its words, Kganyago’s affidavit pulls no punches.

By Phillip De Wet
Reserve Bank battle points to dangerous levels of intolerance
Article
/ 26 June 2017

Reserve Bank battle points to dangerous levels of intolerance

A financial system that is sure to collapse if the central bank cares about people’s well-being goes against democratic principle.

By Point Author
WTF is the public protector up to?
Article
/ 23 June 2017

WTF is the public protector up to?

Surprise follows surprise, flying in the face of established law

By Phillip De Wet
The Holocaust denier, the public protector and the Reserve Bank
Article
/ 21 June 2017

The Holocaust denier, the public protector and the Reserve Bank

This week, Mkhwebane ordered Parliament to change the Constitution to remove the Reserve Bank’s mandate to keep inflation under control.

By Phillip De Wet
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