Public protector busisiwe mkhwebane
Mkhwebane hit with another legal blow
The High Court in Pretoria has set aside portions of a third report, in which former SARS deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay is implicated.
Parliament has heard that a rogue investigative unit did exist within the South African Revenue Services (Sars) and former deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay benefited fraudulently from its pension fund.
Her lawyer Dali Mpofu has been questioning their validity before Parliament’s impeachment inquiry.
Former South African Revenue Service (Sars) deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay is testifying from abroad on Friday, in Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s impeachment inquiry being held at Parliament.
On Thursday, a witness testified in Busisiwe Mkhwebane's impeachment inquiry, stating that Arthur Fraser had reached out to him about leakages and other security issues, while he was the state security head.
Dali Mpofu, representing the Public Protector, questioned the relevance of Baldwin Neshunzhi's testimony, labeling him another 'disgruntled employee'.
Senior manager in the Public Protector's office, Futana Tebele, testified before Parliament's impeachment inquiry on Wednesday.
Vussy Mahlangu has defended disciplinary action against several complainants while addressing Parliament, which has been holding an impeachment inquiry into Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office.
The Public Protector’s lawyer, Bright Tshabalala, said evidence leaders have failed to show that the charges against the complainants were not warranted. "Some if not most of these employees who were disciplined are disgruntled, and no one in actual fact accused the PP of bringing in trumped up charges," said Tshabalala.
Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s lawyer, Dali Mpofu, said that Sphelo Samuel’s testimony before this inquiry has been born out of revenge.
Sphelo Samuel, the recently reinstated head of the Public Protector’s Free State office is being cross-examined for a third day at Parliament’s impeachment inquiry.
The inquiry is into the Public Protector’s fitness to hold office.
Advocate Dali Mpofu is representing the suspended Public Protector at the Section 194 inquiry into her fitness to hold office.
It's immerged that Mileham - one of the committee members - is also the husband of DA Chief Whip member Natasha Mazzone a complainant in the matter.
Van Loggerenberg has been testifying before Parliament at the Section 194 inquiry into Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office.
Advocate Dali Mpofu, who is representing the suspended Public Protector, has told Parliarment that they will be writing to the president to invite him to testify in the Section 194 process into Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office.
On Wednesday, Van Loggerenberg gave evidence to the Section 194 inquiry, which heard how Mkhwebane failed to act without fear or favour in her dealings with Sars.
The Public Protector will also not fund the suspended Mkhwebane’s rescission application pending before the Constitutional Court - which all but paved the way for parliament’s inquiry.
Acting Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka, in a letter to the Western Cape High Court, said that Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s attorneys had not been authorised by her, as the acting Public Protector, to deliver the appeal application.