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Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: @PublicProtector/Twitter

Absa bankorp report

Mkhwebane confident of being cleared of wrongdoing in perjury matter

By Thando Kubheka

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is accused of lying under oath and delivering misdirected reports against the South African Reserve Bank and Absa.

  • FILE: Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane on 4 December 2017. Picture: Thomas Holder/Eyewitness News.

    Mkhwebane to cooperate with NPA over perjury charges, says spokesperson

    The perjury charges follow a High Court ruling on Mkhwebane's Bankorp report which found that she had been dishonest in her conduct surrounding the probe.

    598 days ago
  • Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    Mkhwebane consulting lawyers over crowdfunding for her legal fees

    The Constitutional Court recently ruled that Mkhwebane should pay 15% of the South African Reserve Bank’s legal fees in the Absa/Bankorp matter. Mkhwebane could cough up almost R1 million in legal fees.

    1098 days ago
  • Public Protector advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: @PublicProtector/Twitter

    Mkhwebane says Public Protector should be treated like a judge – report

    The ‘Sunday Time’ reported that Busisiwe Mkhwebane said she should be guaranteed decisional independence like judges of the courts.

    1100 days ago
  • FILE: Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane on 4 December 2017. Picture: Thomas Holder/Eyewitness News.

    Concourt to hear Mkhwebane’s personal costs order challenge

    In February, the High Court in Pretoria ordered Mkhwebane to pay 15% of the Reserve Bank's legal costs from her own pocket after the bank challenged her findings in the Absa/Bankorp report.

    1476 days ago
  • FILE: Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: GCIS

    Public Protector expected to face MPs as DA calls for removal

    Busisiwe Mkhwebane is expected to appear before Parliament's Justice Committee, a week after she snubbed MPs.

    1517 days ago
  • FILE: Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    MPs to discuss request for inquiry into Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office

    The Democratic Alliance (DA) has been calling for Mkhwebane’s removal, citing damning court judgments against her.

    1524 days ago
  • FILE: Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane on 4 December 2017. Picture: Thomas Holder/Eyewitness News.

    Mkhwebane’s office to approach SCA to challenge High Court ruling

    The High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday dismissed advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s application for leave to appeal the earlier ruling.

    1593 days ago
  • FILE: Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago. Picture: EWN

    MPs to debate SARB ownership

    Parliament’s Justice Committee says it’s concerned about statements made by Mkhwebane on recent investigations including one into the Estina Dairy Farm.

    1616 days ago
  • FILE: Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Gia Nicolaides/EWN.

    Judgment reserved in review of Mkhwebane's Bankorp report

    Absa, the Reserve Bank and Treasury have challenged Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s controversial report on the grounds that it was procedurally unfair and irrational.

    1705 days ago
  • Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    Criticism of Public Protector is misplaced, says advocate

    Absa, the Reserve Bank and Treasury have taken the report on review in the High Court in Pretoria.

    1705 days ago
  • Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane releases the report on investigations into financial corruption and planning for Nelson Mandela's funeral on 4 December 2017. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    Lawyer: Mkhwebane's language in Bankorp report was problematic

    Advocate Paul Kennedy rejected Absa’s argument that Mkhwebane instructed the SIU on what to do, which is impermissible.

    1705 days ago
  • FILE: Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    Bankorp report: ‘Mkhwebane acted in good faith’

    Advocate Paul Kennedy has accused the Reserve Bank of trying to lay the groundwork to have Busisiwe Mkhwebane removed from office.

    1706 days ago
  • FILE: Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: GCIS

    Mkhwebane defence says Reserve Bank waging campaign for her removal

    The Reserve Bank has sought a declaratory order that advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane abused her office and breached the Constitution.

    1706 days ago
  •  FILE: The Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    Bankorp report: 'Mkhwebane a source of instability in financial system'

    This was among the arguments heard on day two of the Reserve Bank, Absa and Treasury’s review of advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s report on the apartheid-era Bankorp bailout.

    1706 days ago
  • FILE; Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane during a press briefing. Picture: EWN.

    ‘Mkhwebane required to act impartially but she failed’

    Absa, Reserve Bank and Treasury have taken Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s report on review in the High Court in Pretoria.

    1706 days ago
  • FILE: Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    Bankorp report: Mkhwebane accused of bias

    Absa Advocate Gilbert Marcus says Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane denied his client permission to inspect key documents her Bankorp investigation.

    1707 days ago
  • FILE: Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    Absa challenges Public Protector's claim over remedial action in CIEX report

    Absa, the Reserve Bank and Treasury have challenged Mkhwebane’s report into the apartheid era bail-out.

    1707 days ago
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