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Public Protector

Absa to take public protector report to court
Article
/ 21 June 2017

Absa to take public protector report to court

Absa has said it is seeking a high court review of the Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s report on a bailout the bank received during the apartheid years.

By Staff Reporter
Public protector’s 30-year old bailout pursuit is sending SA on a wild goose chase
Article
/ 21 June 2017

Public protector’s 30-year old bailout pursuit is sending SA on a wild goose chase

Busisiwe Mkhwebane has touched on two highly contentious issues.

By Staff Reporter
Public Protector on the SARA matter investigation
Videos
/ 19 June 2017

Public Protector on the SARA matter investigation

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane spoke about the South African Roadies Association investigations during her press conference on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
Mkhwebane opposes Zuma’s review bid on State of Capture report
Article
/ 19 June 2017

Mkhwebane opposes Zuma’s review bid on State of Capture report

The president objects to the report’s recommendation that the chief justice appoint a judge for an inquiry.

By Staff Reporter
Public protector: State, Reserve Bank failed to recover Absa billions
Article
/ 19 June 2017

Public protector: State, Reserve Bank failed to recover Absa billions

Busisiwe Mkhwebane has released the Ciex report – but the Guptas and their state capture links to politicians and state boards didn’t get a showing

By Raeesa Pather
[Archives] How do we impeach a president?
Analysis
/ 31 March 2017

[Archives] How do we impeach a president?

Impeachments and votes of no confidence are more about politics than law.

By Franny Rabkin
Cautious advocate or ‘Gupta puppet’?
Article
/ 3 February 2017

Cautious advocate or ‘Gupta puppet’?

An attempt to ambush the public protector falls flat, but sometimes Mkhwebane is her own worst enemy

By Phillip De Wet
OPINION: Public protector’s report fails to make a case against Absa
Article
/ 24 January 2017

OPINION: Public protector’s report fails to make a case against Absa

Instead, it relies on the Ciex report, which is little more than a sales pitch by a bounty hunter.

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author
Prickly Mbeki defends his failure to act on apartheid bailout matter
Article
/ 20 January 2017

Prickly Mbeki defends his failure to act on apartheid bailout matter

The public protector’s leaked report has set the cat among the pigeons. Some claim the facts have been skewed to the point of absurdity.

By Athandiwe Saba
Judges: Public protector misinterpreted us on Absa apartheid-era bailout
Article
/ 20 January 2017

Judges: Public protector misinterpreted us on Absa apartheid-era bailout

The public protector’s leaked report into the Reserve Bank bailouts of Bankorp has set the cat among the pigeons.

By Athandiwe Saba and Phillip De Wet
Absa may have to pay back apartheid-era bailout billions
Article
/ 13 January 2017

Absa may have to pay back apartheid-era bailout billions

The public protector has revived an old probe into a bank rescue, leaving the government red faced over its inaction.

By Athandiwe Saba and Phillip De Wet
​How to capture a state and escape
Article
/ 22 December 2016

​How to capture a state and escape

SA’s heist movie has all the twists, decoys, baddies and cronies – and good guys looking for the loot

By Phillip De Wet
Mkhwebane denies threatening to withdraw from conference Madonsela was invited to
Article
/ 20 December 2016

Mkhwebane denies threatening to withdraw from conference Madonsela was invited to

The public protector also says the allegations that her office’s former chief of staff was dismissed unfairly are untrue.

By Raeesa Pather
Busisiwe Mkhwebane: I’m here to protect the public, not Zuma
Article
/ 1 December 2016

Busisiwe Mkhwebane: I’m here to protect the public, not Zuma

The public protector defended a complaint she lodged with police over the leaking of audio clips of three interviews.

By Jenni Evans
Busisiwe Mkhwebane must decide who she represents: South Africa or Jacob Zuma
Article
/ 29 November 2016

Busisiwe Mkhwebane must decide who she represents: South Africa or Jacob Zuma

Busisiwe Mkhwebane is supposed to be in a “honeymoon” period during which she gains the confidence of her countrymen and women.

By Staff Reporter
Presidency: Zuma to challenge State of Capture report in court
Article
/ 25 November 2016

Presidency: Zuma to challenge State of Capture report in court

The report also prescribes that a judicial inquiry be set up to probe allegations against the president.

By Reuters 1
Zuma: Nobody can force me to launch a state capture commission
Article
/ 23 November 2016

Zuma: Nobody can force me to launch a state capture commission

Zuma has until mid-December to establish a commission to probe the seemingly lucrative relationship between the state and the Gupta family.

By Phillip De Wet
Motsoeneng’s position at the SABC has no standing, says public protector
Article
/ 23 November 2016

Motsoeneng’s position at the SABC has no standing, says public protector

Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s position has no standing until the public protector’s report on him is suspended or overturned, the Western Cape High Court heard.

By Jenni Evans
ANC Youth League calls for review of ‘inconclusive’ state capture report
Article
/ 7 November 2016

ANC Youth League calls for review of ‘inconclusive’ state capture report

League president Collen Maine said because the document was ‘very thick’ they were only concerned with the remedial action recommended by Madonsela.

By Staff Reporter
Zuma lodges complaint over leaked recording of interview with public protector
Article
/ 7 November 2016

Zuma lodges complaint over leaked recording of interview with public protector

Presidency spokesperson Bongani Ngqulunga says they have sought clarity from the graft watchdog regarding the release of recordings of interviews.

By Thulani Gqirana
Seven months of dodging Thuli leaves JZ cornered
Analysis
/ 2 November 2016

Seven months of dodging Thuli leaves JZ cornered

A transcript of President Jacob Zuma’s interview with the former public protector shows that Zuma’s legal adviser argued that Zuma was a busy man.

By Khadija Patel
Read Thuli Madonsela’s full ‘State of Capture’ report here
Article
/ 2 November 2016

Read Thuli Madonsela’s full ‘State of Capture’ report here

The state capture report which President Jacob Zuma had tried to interdict has gone public.

By Staff Reporter
Mosebenzi Zwane makes application to interdict state capture report
Article
/ 31 October 2016

Mosebenzi Zwane makes application to interdict state capture report

The matter is due to be heard on November 1, after it was postponed in the High Court in Pretoria in October.

By Tshidi Madia
DA to report Des van Rooyen to Public Protector for misleading parliament
Article
/ 30 October 2016

DA to report Des van Rooyen to Public Protector for misleading parliament

Van Rooyen was misleading in his reply and in so doing has contravened the executive ethics code, says the DA.

By Staff Reporter
Zuma explains why he interdicted Thuli Madonsela’s state capture report
Article
/ 25 October 2016

Zuma explains why he interdicted Thuli Madonsela’s state capture report

The president told the National Council of Provinces on Tuesday that he was merely exercising his ‘legal right’ through the action.

By Raeesa Pather
​The secret life of the new public protector @busisiwe02
Article
/ 24 October 2016

​The secret life of the new public protector @busisiwe02

Hidden in her old Twitter account is proof that Busisiwe Mkhwebane is decidedly middle-class.

By Phillip De Wet
Busisiwe Mkhwebane will not oppose state capture interdict
Article
/ 21 October 2016

Busisiwe Mkhwebane will not oppose state capture interdict

The public protector said she was not in a position to advocate that the report, which her predecessor had prepared and finalised, be released.

By Thulani Gqirana
Des van Rooyen withdraws application to interdict release of state capture report
Article
/ 21 October 2016

Des van Rooyen withdraws application to interdict release of state capture report

The matter was due to be heard along with a bid from President Jacob Zuma on November 1.

By Tshidi Madia
Thuli Madonsela: It’s a blatant lie that we used foreign funding
Article
/ 20 October 2016

Thuli Madonsela: It’s a blatant lie that we used foreign funding

The former public protector says the funding was received by government and allocated to Chapter 9 institutions including the public protector office.

By Staff Reporter
Friars fall out over public protector
Article
/ 20 October 2016

Friars fall out over public protector

The row in the Dominican Order relates to two members asking for a probe into state capture

By Carl Collison
New public protector changes channel to Gupta TV
Article
/ 20 October 2016

New public protector changes channel to Gupta TV

Personal touches aside, there’s irony in the new public protector’s priorities.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author and Jessica Bezuidenhout
The new public protector brings along a slew of empty promises
Article
/ 20 October 2016

The new public protector brings along a slew of empty promises

On her first outing, Thuli Madonsela’s successor Busisiwe Mkhwebane has made several vows she cannot possibly keep.

By Phillip De Wet
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