Busisiwe Mkhwebane is investigating maladministration linked to the Kwa-Zulu Natal North Sea Jazz Festival, but says the NPA is not sharing information that would help her complete her probe.
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkwhebane's findings indicated that former Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson was misled by the former boss of the Strategic Fuel Fund Association, Sibusiso Gamede on the sale of SA's oil reserves.
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane had planned to release the report on Wednesday but had to postpone to allow those implicated more time to respond.
Representing the Office of the Public Protector, advocate Dali Mpofu made submissions to the Constitutional Court on Thursday in a matter probing whether Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane's powers to subpoena extended to taxpayer information.
The Interpretation of the Tax Administration Act of 2011 is being looked into by the court.
The Public Protector is investigating a number of complaints about alleged tender irregularities related to the COVID-19 lockdown.
Busisisiwe Mkhwebane was in court to fight a parliamentary inquiry into her fitness to hold office.
The official opposition and National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise on Thursday spelled out their arguments in the Western Cape High Court on why Mkhwebane should face a parliamentary inquiry into her fitness to hold office.
Advocate Andrew Breitenbach, representing Speaker Thandi Modise, said that being accountable to Parliament was not only limited to reporting to it once a year.
The Western Cape High Court is hearing an urgent application to halt a parliamentary inquiry into her fitness to hold office.
The search is still underway for three 'fit and proper' South Africans to make up the panel to look into the Democratic Alliance (DA)’s motion calling for the removal of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
Casac's Lawson Naidoo said that they weren't surprised by the latest ruling against the Public Protector.
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane said that she took exception to a statement by the police which she said suggested that she did not exercise due diligence when conducting investigations.
The minister sought to suspend an order of remedial action regarding the alleged South African Revenue Service (Sars) rogue unit while he took the Public Protector’s findings on review.
But, National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise on Thursday said an inquiry into her fitness to hold office would be revived after the lockdown.
The Public Protector had issued a subpoena in a bid to obtain former President Jacob Zuma's tax information.
The process had to be halted after Parliament postponed all its business as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sphelo Samuel has been served with a notice of suspension, a day after he called on Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to resign.
