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No need for PP’s remedial action to be urgently implemented, court told
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan's lawyer, Advocate Wim Trengove, told the court that the issue today was not about whether the remedial action was competent and lawful.
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Mkhwebane pleased with ConCourt's minority judgment despite adverse findings
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng said in the minority judgment, that Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane got the law completely wrong by acting as if she was open to direct Parliament to amend the Constitution.
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WATCH LIVE: Gordhan in court to halt PP's remedial action against him
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan is asking the Pretoria High Court to interdict the enforcement of the remedial action against himself, pending a review of the Public Protector's report at a later stage.
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Gordhan bids to halt remedial action stemming from Mkhwebane report
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan will argue that the erroneous findings and remedial action imposed by the Public Protector have had an enormous personal and political impact on him.
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Mkhwebane should be advised to resign, says pressure group
Accountability Now's Advocate Paul Hoffman said that if Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane did not resign she could be impeached, face disciplinary action from the Legal Practice Council or face perjury charges.
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CARTOON: Public Outcry
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SACP questions Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office following ConCourt ruling
The SACP’s Alex Mashilo said that in light of the Constitutional Court’s findings against Busisiwe Mkhwebane, to have her as the Public Protector was toxic for the country’s constitutional democracy.
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Mkhwebane: I never lied under oath, I acted in good faith
Justice Sisi Khampepe said that the Constitutional Court has confirmed the lower court’s finding that Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane acted in bad faith.
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Mkhwebane: ConCourt ruling will set precedent for all other Public Protectors
In its response to the Constitutional Court ruling, the Public Protector's office said that it is not clear how it would be able to do our work without fear, favour or prejudice going forward.
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ConCourt dismisses Mkhwebane's appeal against Bankorp costs order
The Constitutional Court has dismissed Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s appeal against a personal costs order.
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Maimane: Parliament must also establish if Ramaphosa misled it
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane also agreed with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) that the donation to Ramaphosa's CR17 campaign should be investigated by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).
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Ramaphosa: No disrespect to Public Protector for taking report on review
The Public Protector, last week, found that the president deliberately misled Parliament about the R500,000 donation to his election campaign from corruption-accused African Global Operations, previously known as Bosasa.
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Mkhwebane: All issues considered for Ramaphosa probe fell within mandate
Public Protector Advocate Busisiswe Mkhwebane said she had no doubt that she exercised her powers and performed her functions without fear, favour or prejudice as required by the Constitution.
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ConCourt to rule on Mkhwebane's liability in Bankorp bailout matter
The High Court ordered Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to personally pick up part of the reserve bank’s legal fees because there was a reasonable apprehension that she was biased in her investigation.
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Ramaphosa: Mkhwebane has overstepped her powers
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane had violated the Public Protectors Provisions Act in her findings against him.
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EFF calls on Ramaphosa to take leave of absence to clear his name
In a statement on Sunday evening, the red berets said the president was conflicted and should be on leave until his name is cleared.
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Ramaphosa: It's essential PP acts independently and according to Constitution
The President said he was taking the Public Protector's report on review because he believed the findings against him were wrong in law.
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7 key quotes from Ramaphosa’s PP report briefing
The president said it was necessary for him to make a statement on the findings by the Public Protector into the Bosasa donation to his 2017 ANC presidential campaign and to reaffirm that the work he was elected to do in government would continue.
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WATCH: Ramaphosa says PP report is fundamentally flawed, seeks review
In a report released on Friday, Busisiwe Mkhwebane found that President Cyril Ramaphosa deliberately misled Parliament with regards to the Bosasa donation, but on Sunday the president stated that her report was "fundamentally and irretrievably flawed".
