The security cluster ministers have dropped their court bid to interdict public protector Thuli Madonsela from releasing her draft Nkandla report.
Attempts to delay the release of Madonsela’s Nkandla report highlight a ministerial will to shift dubious activities away from public oversight.
Thuli Madonsela has criticised claims her draft Nkandla report jeopardises Jacob Zuma’s security, while revealing "resistance to the investigation".
Are concerns surrounding the Nkandla report’s release linked to a threat to state security or an attempt to protect government from embarrassment?
The public protector believes the security cluster’s request for an extension to view the Nkandla report would violate the independence of her office.
Amid vicious attacks by the security cluster over the Nkandla report, the public protector must stand her ground, say Phillip de Wet and Sarah Evans.
Government has no role in deciding how public protector Thuli Madonsela deals with a report into Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home, says Minister Jeff Radebe.
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The security cluster says the Nkandla report contains "a plethora of breaches of state security" and that they need more time to peruse it.
Public protector Thuli Madonsela has received a court postponement as the state pursues an interdict to stop her from releasing the Nkandla report.
Public protector Thuli Madonsela will ask a court for a postponement when the state attempts to interdict her from releasing the Nkandla report.
The security cluster, including state security and police, has brought an interdict against public protector Thuli Madonsela’s report into Nkandla.
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has already had to defend her office from both the ruling and opposition parties.
City Power’s smart meter tender review findings are still a matter of doubt, writes Lionel Faull.
Court affidavits suggest the public protector was not given all the documents that would allow for a comprehensive investigation.
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has assured the public of her impartiality and independence.
The ANC’s Gwede Mantashe says the public protector’s handling of the Nkandla report created a negative impression of Jacob Zuma in the public psyche.
Deputy Justice Minister John Jeffery says the public protector accounts to the National Assembly, where she must submit her Nkandla report.
The presidency would only comment on the public protector’s report into Nkandla at an appropriate time, Mac Maharaj said on Sunday.
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has released her provisional report on the upgrade to Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead, her office has confirmed.
The public protector has been angered by ANC chief whip Stone Sizani’s comments about Thuli Madonsela’s probe into Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home.
If history is any guide, the public protector report into spending on Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead will be public long before November is out.
The provisional report on President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead should be submitted to Parliament, says ANC chief whip Stone Sizani.
Public protector Thuli Madonsela has questioned the delay in changing the law dealing with who she should hand reports to in presidency matters.
Reports say that although the provisional Nkandla report is almost done, the public protector doesn’t know to whom the document should be submitted.
Public protector Thuli Madonsela warned Parliament this week: "If we don’t act on corruption, it will grow bigger than all of us."
Opposing parties have put the elections first, uniting to try to stabilise a floundering electoral commission.
The property company awarded a contract to lease office space to the IEC did not submit its tax clearance certificate, but got the job anyway.
Minister Thulas Nxesi says he "will not play politics" over the DA’s court bid forcing his department to reveal its report about upgrades to Nkandla.
The DA says it will go to court to force the public works department to reveal its report on the upgrades to President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home.
Public protector Thuli Madonsela says she is still waiting for information to complete the probe into the upgrade of Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead.
The ad hoc committee considering the public protector’s report on the procurement of the IEC’s headquarters had more questions than answers.