Busisiwe mkhwebane
Judgment reserved in Mkhwebane’s impeachment challenge
Advocate Mkhwebane approached the Western Cape High Court to declare the National Assembly's rules for the removal of a Chapter 9 institution head invalid.
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Casac & Corruption Watch support Parly probe into Mkhwebane
Lawyers for the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution and Corruption Watch have opposed Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s application to have Parliament’s impeachment rules declared unconstitutional.
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Ramaphosa: No merit to Mkhwebane’s assertion of bias in her impeachment
Ramaphosa’s legal counsel has told the Western Cape High Court the president is also not involved in the pending parliamentary process.
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Modise: Removal of PP is something Parly must alone determine
That’s the view of National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise, who’s made submissions in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday.
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Mkhwebane: Modise violated my rights with public statement on my impeachment
In a legal fight against Parliament and attempts to remove her, Mkhwebane argues Modise’s conduct in the impeachment process should be set aside.
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Mkhwebane returns to WC High Court to challenge constitutionality of Parly rules
It relates to a decision in Parliament to allow a motion for an impeachment inquiry into Mkhwebane to proceed.
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Mkhwebane: Ramaphosa has not responded to my emails on conduct of ministers
Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane told 702 earlier on Wednesday that attempts to get the president to reprimand members of his executive who have attacked her office have amounted to nil.
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Mkhwebane steps in to mediate standoff between artists, NAC
Following public outcry, Mkhwebane and Deputy Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka met with Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa and members of the council last week.
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Mkhwebane to mediate in NAC, artists row over COVID relief funds
The council and the Department of Arts and Culture have been at the centre of the debacle after funds from a R300 million stimulus programme, meant to assist creatives to make ends meet during the pandemic, weren’t paid.
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ANC NEC reprimands own leaders who publicly contradict agreed-upon decisions
African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa said that the NEC had affirmed the party’s own constitutional requirement for all leaders to abide by decisions of the collective.
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Public Protector’s perjury case postponed to 25 June 2021
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane made her second appearance on perjury charges at the Pretoria Magistrates Court on 25 March 2021. #PublicProtector #BusisiweMkhwebane
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Mkhwebane’s perjury case postponed to June
She made a brief appearance before the Pretoria Magistrate Court on Thursday morning where the NPA asked for more time to deliberate on representations she made in January to have the charges withdrawn.
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Mkhwebane due back in court to answer to perjury charges
This will be Mkhwebane's second appearance on three counts of lying under oath.
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Parly to establish committee for Mkhwebane's impeachment inquiry
The decision opens the way for the first-ever impeachment process of a head of chapter 9 institution.
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MPs vote in favour of probe into Public Protector's fitness to hold office
Members of Parliament have voted in favour of an inquiry into Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office. #PublicProtector #Mkhwebane #Parliament
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ANC calls urgent meeting with Parly caucus ahead of Mkhwebane inquiry vote
Eyewitness News understands the ANC’s national chairperson Gwede Mantashe is expected to hold a virtual meeting with the caucus.
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Parly to decide on inquiry into Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office
The National Assembly will consider a report by an independent panel, which found there is prima facie evidence that Mkhwebane committed misconduct or is incompetent.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Political factions will make Mkhwebane's removal tougher
Finding a two-thirds majority will be tough to achieve with all the political factions' battles, writes Judith February.
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National Assembly to decide on Mkhwebane impeachment inquiry next week
The House will on Tuesday consider the report of the independent panel that was appointed to decide whether Mkhwebane had a case to answer.
