The EFF is approaching the high court to force Public Protector Thuli Madonsela to release her report into “state capture”. The party wanted to stop the interdicts by both Local Government Minister Des Van Rooyen, due to be heard on Friday morning, and President Jacob Zuma’s application on Tuesday. The[…]
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela will release her last batch of reports on her last day in the job in Pretoria on Friday afternoon. She had also been expected to release a preliminary report on her investigation into state capture‚ but it is unsure if she will as President Jacob Zuma[…]
A report on the Gupta family will be ready before outgoing Public Protector Thuli Madonsela finishes her term, she said on Wednesday. Speaking at the Rhema Bible Church’s Truth Be Told conference, Madonsela told journalists that while she could not guarantee a comprehensive one she would have some sort of[…]
Government’s choice of the next public protector should be respected, outgoing Public Protector Thuli Madonsela said on Wednesday. “Government has made the choice that government considers the best in terms of having a fourth public protector. It’s not for me or my predecessors to judge whether it’s good or bad,”[…]
The National Assembly will on Wednesday decide whether to approve the recommendation of State Security Agency analyst Busisiwe Mkhwebane to become the new Public Protector. The report of the Adhoc Committee on a new Public Protector will be presented to the House for final consideration. Almost all political parties say[…]
Eskom has confirmed that its CEO Brian Molefe will on Wednesday present the power utility’s financial statements and annual report to Parliament. Molefe is expected to face tough questions about why there’s a stand-off between Eskom and the Treasury. Eskom has also handed over the documents that the Treasury had[…]
The Parliament ad hoc committee established to appoint the next public protector has trimmed the list of candidates from 14 to five. Those who made it through include Western Cape High Court Judge Siraj Desai and his counterpart from the Johannesburg High Court, Sharise Weiner. Makhosi Khoza. Credit: INLSA The[…]
The late night, early Friday morning interviews did little to faze the last candidates who were in the hot seat for the post of Public Protector. The 14 candidates were stripped bare as their secrets, criminal records and personal behaviour were laid out for all to judge during the interview process,[…]
Liza van DeventerThe tenure of the incumbent of the Office of the Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, is coming to an end in October and Parliament has started the process of finding a suitable person for this very important office which plays a seminal role in the functioning of our constitutional[…]
The ad-hoc committee tasked with replacing Public Protector Thuli Madonsela will have until August 31 to report back to the National Assembly. Parliament kick-started the process on Tuesday when ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu tabled a motion in the National Assembly to establish the committee. Their duty would be to[…]
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