Absa bankorp report
Mkhwebane confident of being cleared of wrongdoing in perjury matter
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is accused of lying under oath and delivering misdirected reports against the South African Reserve Bank and Absa.
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.
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.
The ‘Sunday Time’ reported that Busisiwe Mkhwebane said she should be guaranteed decisional independence like judges of the courts.
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.
Busisiwe Mkhwebane is expected to appear before Parliament's Justice Committee, a week after she snubbed MPs.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has been calling for Mkhwebane’s removal, citing damning court judgments against her.
The High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday dismissed advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s application for leave to appeal the earlier ruling.
Parliament’s Justice Committee says it’s concerned about statements made by Mkhwebane on recent investigations including one into the Estina Dairy Farm.
Absa, the Reserve Bank and Treasury have challenged Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s controversial report on the grounds that it was procedurally unfair and irrational.
Absa, the Reserve Bank and Treasury have taken the report on review in the High Court in Pretoria.
Advocate Paul Kennedy rejected Absa’s argument that Mkhwebane instructed the SIU on what to do, which is impermissible.
Advocate Paul Kennedy has accused the Reserve Bank of trying to lay the groundwork to have Busisiwe Mkhwebane removed from office.
The Reserve Bank has sought a declaratory order that advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane abused her office and breached the Constitution.
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.
Absa, Reserve Bank and Treasury have taken Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s report on review in the High Court in Pretoria.
Absa Advocate Gilbert Marcus says Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane denied his client permission to inspect key documents her Bankorp investigation.
Absa, the Reserve Bank and Treasury have challenged Mkhwebane’s report into the apartheid era bail-out.