The ruling party has insisted women’s league president Bathabile Dlamini was not in the wrong in her public criticism of Thuli Madonsela.
Ahead of the elections, the public protector has warned about using public money for party-political ends.
Advocate Thuli Madonsela has absolved Davies from wrong-doing in a 2013 event in which the Democratic Alliance complained state funds were misused.
Opposition MPs argued that, in light of the Concourt ruling on Nkandla, Parliament should apologise to the public protector. ANC MPs disagreed.
Calls for President Jacob Zuma’s removal from office have had support from some ANC stalwarts, including Ahmed Kathrada and a few ANC Gauteng members.
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa has requested that the public protector add further costs for non-security features built at Nkandla.
"The president humbled himself and apologised to the nation," ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Friday.
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela was vindicated by the Constitutional Court on Thursday regarding her 2014 Nkandla report.
Following the release of her report on Nkandla, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela was ridiculed and abused by ANC members.
The Concourt ruled that Thuli Madonsela’s finding was binding, and that President Zuma must pay for the non-security upgrades at Nkandla.
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has said that the remedial action taken by the public protector against President Zuma had a binding effect.
The public protector will only celebrate the ConCourt ruling affirming her powers when the Hawks and NPA drop their investigation into her conduct.
Speaking at his Unisa graduation ceremony on Wednesday, EFF leader Julius Malema predicted the Constitutional Court would rule against the president.
While public protector Thuli Madonsela believes in the separation between religion and state, her faith informs her commitment to values in her work.
Public protector Thuli Madonsela was "taken aback" at the news, and was writing to the SABC "to help it understand the SCA judgment".
Airbrushing the party’s recent political history isn’t working so well if the one you defended throws you under the bus.
Thuli Madonsela has found someone to blame for a nearly R70-million lease rip-off of the Post Office, but not for billions in other suspicious deals.
All the political shenanigans – particularly Nkandla – have ultimately drawn attention to the value of this office.
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The public protector raised the bar – and her successor will be expected to stand up to power.
"Madonsela’s assertions that I wanted to reduce the footprint of her office are incorrect," states the writer.
Is there a link between Thuli Madonsela’s office’s money woes and its difficult findings?
The ANC said Thuli Madonsela lacked wisdom and was risking the impartiality of her office by filing papers with the Constitutional Court over Nkandla.
Without respect for the rule of law, the public protector’s office cannot be a meaningful buffer between government and the people, says Madonsela.
The actions and words of the EFF often catch public interest, but it is rare to get a glimpse into why they do the things they do.
The former presidential spokesperson’s stay at a luxury housing estate in Pretoria "could amount to flagrant abuse of public resources".
The public protector has released scathing findings against Prasa and recommended action be taken against former chief executive Lucky Montana.
The DA hopes to get Police Minister Nathi Nhleko’s report on Nkandla set aside by the courts and for the public protector’s findings to be enforced.
The public protector must stay impartial and not be baited into sparring with Zuma and company.
The public protector has a year left in office and hopes to resume quiet meetings with Cabinet. But Madonsela’s going won’t be with a whimper.
Public protector Thuli Madonsela said her office has been the target of unprecedented, spiteful attacks since she released her report on Nkandla.
Public protector Thuli Madonsela is expected to correct "misstatements and distortions" about her Nkandla report at a briefing on Monday.