If President Jacob Zuma fails to implement the remedial action the Public Protector suggested in her report on his private home in Nkandla, the matter might be taken to court, Thuli Madonsela said on Monday. Speaking on The Justice Factor on eNCA, Madonsela encouraged Zuma to approach the courts himself[…]
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela will write to President Jacob Zuma to point out limitations in Police Minister Nathi Nhleko’s Nkandla report, her office said on Friday. She said she stood by her own report and wanted to ensure that Zuma was “placed in a position to make an informed decision[…]
Parliament is going to hold Public Protector Thuli Madonsela under its thumb by forcing her to meet extraordinary requirements. Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Justice ruled on Wednesday that Madonsela must now formally report to him four times a year. This was two more times than other Chapter 9[…]
The EFF on Friday said it will lodge a complaint over the way Public Protector Thuli Madonsela was treated by ANC MPs during a briefing to a parliamentary committee this week. “During her appearance, the Public Protector was subject to personal, unprofessional and unparliamentary attacks by members of the justice[…]
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela was accused in Parliament on Wednesday of working hand in glove with the DA. Madonsela spent more than three hours dodging insults and attacks from ANC MPs and the chairperson of the parliamentary committee on justice during her appearance in Parliament. DA, ACDP and EFF MPs[…]
There was no impropriety regarding the many trips undertaken by Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula and his deputy, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela said on Monday. “While minister Mbalula and Deputy Minister [Gert Oosthuizen] spent an amount close to the alleged R2.7 million, I found no evidence indicating that any[…]
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela suspects that the motive behind the investigation into claims that she is a spy could lead to her suspension, Eyewitness News reported on Wednesday. “I think that the motive was to make me ask for an investigation and then for the president to have a reason[…]
The Congress of the People was “disturbed” by the malicious and senseless attacks on Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, the party said on Saturday. “It is our view, when an office such as… the public protector is under attack, then we must know that our democracy is seriously under threat,” spokesman[…]
More action was needed from civil society to fight corruption, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s office said on Monday. Speaking during the international civil society week conference in Johannesburg on Sunday, Madonsela asked civil society to go beyond just complaining about was wrong, acting spokesman Oupa Segalwe said in a statement.[…]
The public protector has warned President Jacob Zuma in a letter that his remarks over her role could lead to “lawlessness” and set a dangerous precedent, Beeld reported on Friday. “It can lead to lawlessness, which can have a damaging affect on the effect of the public protector,” she said,[…]
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