President Jacob Zuma has written to Public Protector Thuli Madonsela requesting that evidence which implicates him be made available to him.
If the fallout from the president’s last meeting with public protector Thuli Madonsela is anything to go by, he is in for a tough time.
Madonsela said Zuma’s legal team spent most of their four-hour meeting arguing that it be deferred to incoming public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
The outgoing public protector is set to have a Q&A showdown with the president today as part of an inquiry into allegations surrounding state capture.
If the fall-out from the president’s last meeting with Thuli Madonsela is anything to go by, the chances are he’s in for a tough time.
The public protector will question the president this week over allegations he was influenced by the wealthy family in making government appointments.
A call on ‘the people’ worked in respect of Nkandla. It may also work for the contempt shown to the office of the public protector.
The public protector abused her power to serve her own agenda during her investigation into the former SABC COO, he insinuated on Tuesday.
Public protector Thuli Madonsela says she will probe the appointment of the state broadcaster’s former COO as general executive of corporate affairs.
A growing number of cases and legal challenges are threatening the office’s ability to do its work properly.
Mkhwebane’s most recent job was with the State Security Agency.
The country’s National Assembly is responsible for recruiting her replacement. But the way it goes about doing this is deeply flawed.
There was unanimous agreement by the ad hoc committee tasked with appointing the next public protector that Mkhwebane was well suited for the post.
South Africa is now much closer to knowing who will fill Thuli Madonsela’s shoes.
In many ways the office of the public protector has been the barometer of the state of South Africa’s constitutional democracy.
Civil society’s role in vetting candidates for public protector has resulted in interviews focused on finding the right person for the job.
During a marathon session of 14 interviews in one day, tempers were bound to get frayed – and they did.
Four candidates have been shortlisted for the post and their interactions with the panel have been telling.
Parliament’s public protector ad hoc committee will today interview the 14 candidates vying to replace Thuli Madonsela once her term ends.
In many ways, Thuli Madonsela has defined what her office does and her successor has much to live up to.
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela was in Pretoria this morning to cast her vote.
The SABC this week sacked eight journalists for disagreeing with a decision to censor coverage of protests.
Former Prasa chief executive officer Lucky Montana refutes public protector Thuli Madonsela’s report on the crisis that went on at the organisation.
Lucky Montana has launched a scathing attack on public protector Thuli Madonsela, labelling her findings as irrational and unsubstantiated.
Makhosi Khoza said while she was an ANC member, she was only presiding over the process and would not make the final decision.
The Constitution precludes Madonsela from serving a second term however, as the public protector may only serve for a period of seven years.
The big issues matter much for the Public Protector, or there will be no money for people’s pension or other smaller cases.
Public protector Thuli Madonsela needs another R3-million to finance a probe into ‘state capture’, she said on Tuesday.
Current public protector Thuli Madonsela’s term ends in October, and the search for her replacement has begun.
A large section of the electorate feels handouts are tantamount to vote buying – except for the perception that the practice is not that effective.
The Nkandla Concourt should have helped a small black-owned business owed R9.6m by the provincial government but it hasn’t.
Minister Edna Molewa says the Mail & Guardian had not reported about her role in the Sassa case fairly.