Dusk draws in for Mkhwebane – Paul Hoffman
Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s future involves one of four fates. Resignation, impeachment, striking off the roll of advocates or facing criminal liability for perjury.
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Is it time to hang up your gloves Public Protector?
The Public Protector faces mounting odds she’ll be fired after the ConCourt ruled she lied under oath and parliament indicated it may investigate her competency.
Mkhwebane strikes; Ramaphosa hits back – Bosasa stuck in the middle
The Public Protector ruled that President Cyril Ramaphosa violated the constitution and executive ethics code when he misled lawmakers about a campaign donation from a company implicated in paying bribes to senior government officials.
Mkhwebane may be headed for another legal dusting – Pierre de Vos
A top Constitutional academic finds Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s legal reasoning and logic in her publicly available report about as rational as a bull running rampant in the streets of Pamplona.
Taking a legal scalpel to Mkhwebane’s case against Gordhan – de Vos
Dare we say it; even here Busisiwe Mkhwebane emerges somewhat tattered – even if a pellet or two may find its mark. On Pierre de Vos’s version that is.
SLR Diary: Political hypocrisy, home and abroad, and a shitty Indian wedding
Reader talks all things crap on the Guptas getting hitched in India, plus how Marianne Thamm should be deemed a national treasure after getting her hands dirty collecting the EFF’s garbage.
Cyril v Busisiwe; the Rules of Engagement
This story outlines the legal complexities and obligations of both the President and the Public Protector, ones which the courts will rule on.
The deadly Public Protector/President dance comes to a close – Ferial Haffajee
This considered, knowledgeable report on the looming showdown between President Cyril Ramaphosa and the office that proved the nemesis of his predecessor, is essential reading.
Desperation or deserved? Unpacking Survé’s R100m libel claim against Terry Bell
Our veteran contributor Ed Herbst has a knack for slowly raking over the coals of fires started by controversial media entrepreneur Iqbal Survé.
In defence of the Office of the Public Protector – Paul Hoffman
Paul Hoffman takes up the cudgels in defence of the basic rule of law and the role of the Office of the Public Protector in upholding the Constitution and the laws that flow from it.