Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has confirmed receiving a complaint that President Cyril Ramaphosa has allegedly breached the Executive Code of Ethics. This is in relation to a leaked audio where Ramaphosa, purportedly speaking at a…
The public protector has directed the Hawks to investigate allegations that Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane received R450‚000 to renovate his house from R1m allocated for the memorial service of the late struggle stalwart Winnie…
An amount of R50,266 has been pledged so far to cover the cost of public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s legal fees. A group calling itself Democracy in Action said: “This is humbling because it comes from ordinary South Africans. We are…
The Constitutional Court said on Monday that public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s conduct in the Bankorp-Absa bailout matter fell far short of the high standards required of her office. The majority of the Constitutional Court dismissed…
Somewhere in the Western Cape, a father who dodged paying maintenance for years is more than R300,000 poorer. This after the money was docked from his pension fund. In a statement on Thursday, Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s office…
By Ernest Mabuza The Public Protector has not offered any defence to charges of illegality‚ irrationality and procedural unfairness regarding her decision to order the amendment of the Constitution to change the mandate of the Reserve…
Absa said on Wednesday it would approach the high court to oppose a public protector report which found the bank liable to pay more than R1 billion related to a Reserve Bank bailout granted in the 1990s. The bailout was granted to…
South Africa is bracing for the Battle of the Bank as uncertainty over the Reserve Bank’s future threatens the country’s economy. After Monday’s shock recommendation by Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to change the constitutional…
The Public Protector has received two complaints regarding former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe’s R30.1 million golden handshake and is scrutinising the merit of the cases before deciding whether to investigate the matter‚ a spokesman said on…
