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Madonsela warned of plot to kill her – report

Public Protector Thuli Madonsela is purportedly living in fear after being tipped off about an alleged plot to kill her, the Sunday Times has reported. The paper wrote that Madonsela had been made aware of the attempt on her life, which had been planned to look like a car accident.[…]

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#Madonsela: Someone had to pursue the truth

Standing for the truth and remaining resolute pays off, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela on Friday morning as the country celebrated her following the Constitutional Court ruling that absolved her on her Nkandla investigations. Describing Thursday’s unanimous ruling that President Jacob Zuma had failed to uphold, defend and respect the constitution[…]

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Zuma must pay back the money : ConCourt

The Constitutional Court has given President Jacob Zuma just over three months to pay back the money for some of the upgrades to his Nkandla homestead. “The National Treasury must determine the reasonable costs of those measures implemented by the department of public works at the president’s Nkandla homestead that[…]

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Public Protector nails Post Office financial management

Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has found that the South African Post Office’s procurement of its headquarters in Centurion‚ Pretoria‚ was not fair, transparent‚ or cost effective. The Protector’s report also revealed that R2.7 billion was spent on procuring labour brokers‚ some of whom were improperly employed without contracts. Madonsela bluntly[…]

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DA lays charges against Truman Prince

The DA has laid criminal charges against Beaufort West Mayor Truman Prince and has asked Public Protector Thuli Madonsela to investigate his alleged abuse of office. The party’s constituency head in Beaufort West, Sharna Fernandez, laid a criminal charge on Thursday in the Central Karoo town, national spokesperson Phumzile Van[…]

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Public Protector’s findings binding – for now

The Constitutional Court will have the final say on whether Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s findings are binding. However, for now the Supreme Court of Appeal’s (SCA) judgment against the South African Broadcasting Authority (SABC) this week has set a precedent. The public broadcaster had ignored Madonsela’s rulings on chief operating[…]

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Madonsela asked to probe Eskom tenders

The Helen Suzman Foundation has asked Public Protector Thuli Madonsela to probe Eskom, Chancellor House and the ANC following the damning Hitachi revelations. The request follows recent claims by the United States Securities Exchange Commission about the awarding of Eskom tenders to Hitach Power Africa. The commission has made damning[…]

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Zuma might still have to pay back some money – report

Irrespective of what Parliament says, President Jacob Zuma could still end up paying millions for his Nkandla homestead, a report said on Friday. A presidential proclamation, the need to protect state resources and a pending decision by the high court means Zuma could end up paying at least R11.1m, reported[…]

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DA abusing Public Protector’s office: ANC chief whip

he office of the ANC chief whip in Parliament on Tuesday accused the DA of abusing the Public Protector for its own political agenda. This was after the Democratic Alliance’s leader Mmusi Maimane announced that he had written to Public Protector Thuli Madonsela to investigate whether any state funds were[…]

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DA calls for Madonsela to investigate al-Bashir matter

DA leader Mmusi Maimane has written to Public Protector Thuli Madonsela to investigate whether any state funds were used to transport Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir out of the country, despite a court order barring him from leaving last week, he said on Monday. “I’ve asked the public protector to investigate[…]

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