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Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan at a press briefing at Lethabo power station. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

Ivan pillay

Gordhan accuses Busisiwe Mkhwebane of unlawful investigations

By Veronica Mokhoali

The high court in Pretoria overturned Busisiwe Mkhwebane's report into the approval of an early retirement of former Sars deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay.

  • Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg on 22 July 2019. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/Eyewitness News

    Court sets aside PP report which found fault in Pillay's Sars retirement payout

    This has dealt another blow to the beleaguered Public Protector.

    518 days ago
  • FILE: FILE: Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. Picture: EWN.

    Gordhan satisfied with ruling against Mkhwebane’s 'rogue' unit report

    On Monday, the Pretoria High Court set aside Mkhwebane's report into the unit.

    530 days ago
  • FILE: Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    Mkhwebane relied on discredited info in Sars ‘rogue’ unit report, court finds

    This was yet another blow for Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane in legal battles focusing on the so-called South African Revenue Service (Sars) ‘rogue’ unit report.

    530 days ago
  • file: (From left) Andries Janse van Rensburg, Ivan Pillay and Johan van Loggerenberg in the Pretoria magistrates court on 9 April 2018. Picture: Barry Bateman/EWN

    ‘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.

    834 days ago
  • file: (From left) Andries Janse van Rensburg, Ivan Pillay and Johan van Loggerenberg in the Pretoria magistrates court on 9 April 2018. Picture: Barry Bateman/EWN

    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.

    951 days ago
  • Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    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.

    1004 days ago
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    CARTOON: The Whole Truth

    By Dr Jack.

    1006 days ago
  • FILE: Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News.

    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.

    1017 days ago
  • Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    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.

    1017 days ago
  • FILE: Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News.

    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.

    1017 days ago
  • FILE: Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    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.

    1018 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the State of the Nation Address (Sona) in a joint sitting of Parliament on 20 June 2019. Picture: GCIS

    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.

    1018 days ago
  • FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    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.

    1018 days ago
  • FILE: Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News.

    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.

    1021 days ago
  • 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.

    1021 days ago
  • 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.

    1021 days ago
  • 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.

    1021 days ago
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