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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.
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High court to hear Ramaphosa bid to halt PP remedial action vs Gordhan
Busisiwe Mkhwebane found Minister Pravin Gordhan unlawfully and improperly authorised former Sars deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay’s early retirement, but did not include deadlines in it for the president to implement the remedial action.
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Sars: Suspensions part of new commissioner’s review process
Three senior executives face charges of misconduct and are undergoing a disciplinary process.
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Sars suspends 3 senior execs accused of misconduct
Sars said this was part of an ongoing comprehensive review of the whole parastatal’s leadership initiated by the Commissioner Edward Kieswetter.
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CARTOON: The Hits Keep Coming
By Dr Jack.
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Hawks welcome Warrick Walsh's 15 years in jail for defrauding Sars
Warrick Walsh was sentenced to 15-years imprisonment by the Pretoria High Court last week for defrauding Sars of R5 million.
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EFF to appeal court ruling favouring Gordhan in battle against Mkhwebane
Busisiwe Mkhwebane had ordered the president to initiate disciplinary steps against Pravin Gordhan within 30 days of the release of the report, which was earlier in July.
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Kieswetter probe already started, says Public Protector's office
It’s been confirmed that Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane will investigate the appointment of South African Revenue Services (Sars) Commissioner Edward Kieswetter.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: It's clear Mkhwebane is unfit for office
The ConCourt ruling painted a picture of a woman who is not only incompetent but who is also dishonest and someone who should not be heading up a constitutional body, says Judith February.
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Lawyers lock heads over Gordhan and Mkwhebane matter
Judgment has been reserved in the matter between Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Gordhan asked the High Court in Pretoria to interdict the enforcement of the remedial action in the report related to the Sars investigative unit until his full judicial review had been finalised.
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Mkhwebane opposed Gordhan’s interdict application due to insults – lawyers
Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane's legal team has asked the High Court in Pretoria to strike out numerous allegations the minister has made against her in his affidavit.
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Ramaphosa: I am ready to testify at Zondo Commission
President Cyril Ramaphosa told Parliament that nobody was above the law and that that includes himself, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and EFF leader Julius Malema.
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Ramaphosa files papers supporting Gordhan's bid to interdict Mkhwebane report
In the affidavit, filed at the North Gauteng High Court on Wednesday, the president indicated his support for Gordhan's court application in as far as the relief sought by Gordhan relates to the president.
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Pillay accuses Moyane of plotting against him, Gordhan
Former South African Revenue Service (Sars) deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay has accused fired commissioner Tom Moyane of plotting against himself and Minister Pravin Gordhan and putting pressure on tax officials to make incriminating statements.
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Pillay joins Gordhan review application against Mkhwebane
Busisiwe Mkhwebane released her report two weeks ago which found that Sars’ now-defunct high-risk investigation unit was unlawfully established and operated.
