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Treasury undecided on whether to challenge mooted change to SARB's mandate
South Africa's Treasury has yet to decide whether it will challenge a recommendation by an anti-graft watchdog to change the central bank's mandate.
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Ramaphosa slams suggestions to amend Constitutional mandate of Sarb
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkwebane recommended that Absa repay over R1 billion used to bail out the Bankcorp Group during the apartheid era.
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Mkhwebane open to talking to those opposed to her report on Bankorp
Parliament is planning to legally challenge Mkhwebane's report in a judicial review and Absa is also planning legal action.
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Mkhwebane aims to initiate contempt proceedings against Zille, De Lille
Busisiwe Mkhwebane says the Western Cape premier and Cape Town mayor’s failure to attend an inspection in Masiphumelele is in contempt of her office.
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Khoza: Mkhwebane's pronouncements on SARB irresponsible, bizarre
Khoza chaired Parliament's ad hoc committee that selected Busisiwe Mkhwebane to the Public Protector position.
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[WATCH] Public Protector visits Masiphumelele after residents lay complaints
Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane visited Masiphumelele as part of the Public Protector Roadshow.
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‘Public Protector’s Absa report undermines Parliament’
Parliament has joined Absa and the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) in their legal action against the Public Protector.
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Parliament to challenge Mkhwebane’s report on Bankorp bailout
Busisiwe Mkhwebane's report said govt failed to protect the public interest by bailing out Bankorp between 1985 and 1991.
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[LISTEN] Absa explains legal action over Public Protector report
'The Money Show’s' Bruce Whitfield interviews advocate Paul Hoffman, the director at Accountability Now, and Absa spokesperson Songezo Zibi.
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Judge Davis: Mkhwebane’s Absa report could have implications for govt spending
Judge Dennis Davis says that while he has examined her report very closely, he does not find any fact or reasoning to change his finding that Absa should not pay any money to government.
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SA's credibility on the line with foreign bond investors
Any erosion of central bank independence is likely to spook investors even more.
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Absa explains why it’s going to court over Public Protector Report
The Money Show’s Bruce Whitfield interviews Adv. Paul Hoffman, Director at Accountability Now, and Absa Spokesperson Songezo Zibi.
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[LISTEN] Nhlanhla Nene comments on Public Protector’s Reserve Bank plan
Former Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene discusses the perceived threat to the Reserve Bank's independence with 'The Money Show’s' Bruce Whitfield.
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[OPINION] Pursuing a 30-year old bailout is sending SA on wild goose chase
The Public Protector’s recommendations on the Bankorp/Absa lifeboat are provocative.
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Gigaba: Reserve Bank's independence must be protected
Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba says that he is still studying the Public Protector's full report and that it is too early to say whether he'll support the bank's decision to take it on review.
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Absa: Mkhwebane ignored or misunderstood submissions on Bankorp issue
Absa Bank has confirmed that it is going to court to challenge Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's report and its findings.
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Corruption Watch: Public Protector’s views must be respected
Corruption Watch's David Lewis says Absa should immediately make it clear whether it will abide or launch a judicial review.
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SA lawmakers get proposal to change central bank's role
Busisiwe Mkhwebane wants the central bank's mandate changed from maintaining currency and price stability to acting in the interests of ordinary citizens.
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'SARB mandate should stay the same & Absa report not on ANC conference agenda'
Busisiwe Mkhwebane's report said Absa bank should repay over R1 billion given the failed Bankcorp by the apartheid government.
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Mantashe: Mkhwebane overreaching her powers with Reserve Bank plan
The matter relates to funds misappropriated during the apartheid era given as a lifeboat to bankorp which was later purchased by Absa bank.
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Mkhwebane to detail reasons for opposing Zuma's state capture review bid
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane says that her office is finalising the various processes related to the 'State of Capture' review application.
