Ivan pillay
‘Rogue unit’ saga: NPA withdraws charges against former SARS officials
The trio was accused of spying on the Scorpions in 2007, while that unit was prosecuting disgraced former national police commissioner Jackie Selebi.
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NPA seeks to review case against ex-Sars trio
The case against three former South African Revenue Service (Sars) officials, including its former deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay, has been postponed until February 2020 to allow the prosecutions boss Shamila Batohi to review the case.
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Case against former Sars officials postponed to 2020
Ivan Pillay, Johan van Loggerenberg and Andries Janse van Rensburg made a brief appearance in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday, where the state asked for the postponement.
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Mkhwebane approaches ConCourt over interdict on Sars pension payout report
Last month, the High Court granted an order in the application brought by Pravin Gordhan, which suspended the implementation of the Public Protector’s remedial action pending a judicial review of the report.
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CARTOON: The Whole Truth
By Dr Jack.
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Segalwe: Mkhwebane's court defeats not incompetence but clarifications of law
The Public Protector's spokesperson Oupa Segalwe said these court challenges were foreseen by Advocate Thuli Madonsela after the highest court in the land confirmed that the Public Protector’s remedial action was binding unless set aside by a court of law.
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Presidency says court ruling on PP's remedial action brings certainty
The Pretoria High Court’s decision that saw the Public Protector lose another legal challenge has been met with mixed reaction.
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Court: PP’s opposition to president’s application is mind-boggling
The Pretoria High Court today ruled that President Ramaphosa had complied with the remedial action in the report related to Minister Pravin Gordhan’s authorisation of a Sars employee’s early retirement.
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Court: Ramaphosa had sensible approach to PP Sars report
Judge Lettie Molopa-Sethosa said the Public Protector’s remedial action was silent on when and how the president should take disciplinary action against Pravin Gordhan.
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Court finds Ramaphosa complied with PP's remedial action on Ivan Pillay report
The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that the president has complied with the remedial action in relation to the report on former South African Revenue Service (Sars) deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay’s early retirement.
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Court to rule on Ramaphosa bid to interdict PP's remedial action on Sars report
Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane last month directed the president to take action against Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan Gordhan for his authorisation of former deputy Sars commissioner Ivan Pillay’s early retirement.
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Parliament has no legal basis to remove PP from office - Mkhwebane
The Public Protector threatened the National Assembly with legal action should it proceed with plans to oust her.
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Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane: I’m going nowhere
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane says she is going nowhere and she says the damning court rulings against her are not enough grounds for Parliament to remove her. EWN's Clement Manyathela sat down with the Public Protector in an exclusive wide-ranging interview.
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Public Protector: I did not act in bad faith
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has lashed out at the country's judges who have delivered damning rulings against her, telling them to be objective and play the ball and not the man. EWN's Clement Manyathela sat down with the Public Protector in an exclusive wide-ranging interview.
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Mkhwebane: They are trying to discredit me
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane says there is a concerted effort to assassinate her character, and that the media is trying to discredit her. EWN's Clement Manyathela sat down with the Public Protector in an exclusive wide-ranging interview.
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Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane speaks out on controversies around her
EWN's Clement Manyathela sat down with Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane in an exclusive wide-ranging interview.
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Ramaphosa has constitutional duty to ensure PP's effectiveness, court told
Legal representatives for Public Protector Busiswe Mkhwebane have accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of failing to uphold his constitutional duties by joining in insults against her.
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Ramaphosa must not act against Gordhan just yet - lawyer
Lawyer for Pravin Gordhan, Michelle le Roux, argued that if the court compelled Cyril Ramaphosa to take action against her client and the review succeeded, the president would have acted for nothing.
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Ramaphosa's inaction against Gordhan doesn't mean he won't act, court told
President Ramaphosa’s lawyer Advocate Hamilton Maenetje argued that the office of the Public Protector served the public and if her remedial action was temporarily suspended it would not jeopardise the public interest.
