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Mkhwebane has jurisdiction to probe Ramaphosa’s campaign funding, ConCourt told
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and the EFF have approached the apex court seeking a direct leave to appeal after the earlier judgment found that the...
The Constitutional Court is expected to hear arguments which include whether the Public Protector had the scope to investigate the CR17 campaign funding.
This and other damning decisions were made by the Pretoria High Court which set aside the Public Protector’s Bosasa report.
The High Court in Pretoria has found President Cyril Ramaphosa did not intentionally mislead Parliament about a R500,000 Bosasa payment as found by Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
The centre joined the public protector at the High Court in Pretoria in opposing President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid to prevent the release of his CR17 fundraising records.
The party was among respondents that joined Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s challenge.
Last week, it was reported that Cyril Ramaphosa’s lawyers accused the FIC of unlawfully leaking the bank statements which are now at the centre of Ramaphosa’s legal battle with Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
The federation is one of the recipients of hundreds of thousands from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s accounts which were used to channel funds during his campaign to lead the ANC in 2017.
What kind of democracy is that? One politician is put under the spotlight and scrutiny, and six are shrouded in darkness - asks Omry Makgoale.
The president faced a barrage of opposition questions during his first oral reply session of the sixth Parliament on Thursday, centred on the so-called CR17 campaign and donations to his party by corruption-accused company Bosasa, now known as African Global Operations.
The president said there was no provision in law requiring the disclosure of funding for internal party leadership contests.
Cyril Ramaphosa said those who contributed to his CR17 campaign did so out of a genuine concern for the country's future and that those involved were exercising their rights.
EFF president Julius Malema asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to tell Parliament how many members of his party the president gave money to.
President Cyril Ramaphosa replied to questions in Parliament regarding funds donated to the CR17 campaign.
DA leader Mmusi Maimane handed a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa allegedly showing that Bosasa paid R3 million to the ANC. This happened during the president's reply to oral questions in Parliament.
Speaker Thandi Modise based her decision on the grounds that DA leader Mmusi Maimane failed to meet the strict requirements to have an urgent question added to the order paper.
Speaking on 702 on Thursday, DA leader Mmusi Maimane said revelations surrounding the CR17 campaign highlighted how deeply-rooted corruption was.
It will be President Cyril Ramaphosa’s first question and answer session of the sixth Parliament and it could get fiery.
Weekend newspaper reports said President Cyril Ramaphosa’s CR17 campaign made payments to at least four people who later became members of his executive.