The former public protector has asked the court for leave to challenge the dismissal of a moot appeal and to rebuke judges for criticism of Dali Mpofu
Court says it was the fault of the respondent, the office of the public protector, that her urgent demand for R10 million was not ripe for hearing
The former public protector says in her court bid to claim a R10 million gratuity that as a fledgling EFF MP she finds herself in drastically reduced circumstances
The suspended public protector says the voices in the recordings are those of her husband and ANC official Tina Joemat-Pettersson discussing a bribe
The suspended public protector suggested she would take the impeachment committee to court if it continued, despite her not having state funding
Not investigating politicians is a breach of standards, former public protector tells inquiry into her successor, Busisiwe Mkhwebane
Former public protector says intelligence agency opened documents couriered to her by the department of international relations
Advocate Nazreen Bawa said the calls for her to step aside were spurious and based on false allegations made by Barnabas Xulu, the some time attorney of Judge John Hlophe
The Western Cape high court heard extensive argument on Friday as to whether the suspended public protector could be returned to office
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
In a fractious exchange after he was denied a postponement, Mpofu told the chairman he should “chill” and his “day will come”
The official opposition says the high court was wrong to conclude that the suspension was rushed and tainted by bias
There was a reasonable apprehension that the president was biased and his decision made in retaliation for her Phala Phala probe
MPs have heard that she spent R146.9-million defending her reports, with a third going to an obscure law firm
The president’s evidence is not necessary to determine whether she is guilty of misconduct, the section 194 committee concludes
But her colleague told parliament he could not say whether the suspended public protector would rewrite findings produced by her office
The senior counsel suggested to MPs that everything a former employee of the public protector’s office said was a lie
The suspended public protector did not disclose that she had a copy of a classified intelligence report on a high risk unit in Sars but a recording suggests otherwise
Advocate Dali Mpofu, appearing for the suspended public protector, insists that the president wrongfully suspend her and this taints the parliamentary process that could lead to her impeachment
The high court said her second rescission application did nothing to suspend the operation of a court order, and stressed the importance of accountability of the public protector
Public protector’s counsel said nothing in the law prohibited her from filing another rescission application
Busisiwe Mkhwebane wants the process halted pending an investigation she has demanded the constitutional court conducts into an obscure text message — and is trying to dictate the terms of it
In arguing that the retired judge fell foul of the judicial code of conduct when he criticised her misreading of the executive ethics code, Mkhwebane risks misreading the rules again