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Public Protector dismayed over rape of 7-year-old Eastern Cape girl
Public Protector dismayed over rape of 7-year-old Eastern Cape girl! The Office of the Public Protector has joined voices expressing…
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Impeached Busisiwe Mkhwebane bumps heads with current Public Protector Gcaleka
The conflict of having an impeached Public Protector interrogating her successor came home to roost in Parliament on Thursday, as…
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PP’s office says it’s been vindicated by court ruling on Busisiwe Mkhwebane gratuity
The Public Protector’s office says it has been vindicated by a High Court ruling that a decision not to pay…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s attack on Kholeka Gcaleka and Parliament over R10 million gratuity regrettable
The Gauteng High Court says former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s attack on her successor and against Parliament, after not being…
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Parliament calls for applications as it restarts process to find new deputy Public Protector
Parliament is restarting the process for a new deputy Public Protector. The position became vacant almost a year ago when…
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Public Protector takes Gauteng government to task for paying contractor R10 million idling fee
The Public Protector has taken the Gauteng government to task after it paid a school construction contractor a R10 million…
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PP Gcaleka to brief media on findings on GBV victim difficulties when reporting their cases
Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka is expected to brief the media on findings on the difficulties experienced by victims of gender-based…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s battle for R10 million goes to court
Former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane wants her R10-million gratuity and will on Tuesday turn to the Gauteng High Court in…
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7 candidates set to be interviewed for deputy Public Protector position
Seven candidates, mostly advocates, are set to be interviewed in Parliament on Wednesday for the job of deputy Public Protector.…
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Eight candidates shortlisted for deputy Public Protector position
Parliament’s justice committee has shortlisted eight candidates to be interviewed in March for the job of deputy Public Protector. One…
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Parliament considering 44 candidates for vacant deputy Public Protector job
Parliament says it’s considering the names of 44 candidates to be the next deputy Public Protector. The position has been…
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Kholeka Gcaleka wants non-implementation of Public Protector’s remedial action criminalized
Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka wants to see criminal consequences for institutions that don’t implement recommendations emanating from investigations by that…
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MP Glynnis Breytenbach’s remarks on appointment unfortunate, says Gcaleka
Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has described as unfortunate, the remarks by Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Glynnis Breytenbach during the debate…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa appoints Kholeka Gcaleka as public protector
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Kholeka Gcaleka as the Public Protector. This follows the recommendations of the National Assembly. Gcaleka…
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‘Hope she will do her job, protect the public’ – Busisiwe Mkhwebane congratulates Gcaleka
Busisiwe Mkhwebane congratulated her successor Kholeka Gcaleka, who was nominated as the next Public Protector by the National Assembly on…
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Parliament recommends Adv. Kholeka Gcaleka for Public Protector post
Acting Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka has been recommended for the Public Protector position. This follows the ousting of Busisiwe…
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National Assembly votes in favour of Kholeka Gcaleka as new Public Protector
The National Assembly has approved the Ad Hoc Committee report that recommended that Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka be appointed to become…
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Parliament to vote on new public protector’s appointment
Parliament will vote on whether Kholeka Gcaleka will take over as the country’s new Public Protector. A majority of 60…
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Public Protector’s office waits to hear whether Busisiwe Mkhwebane should get end-of-service gratuity
Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka says the public protector’s office is awaiting direction from Parliament as to whether the former…
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Parly to vote on Gcaleka appointment as Public Protector next month
Parliament will vote on the appointment of Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka as the new Public Protector on the 19th of next…
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Kholeka Gcaleka recommended for Public Protector position
Parliament’s ad hoc committee, established to select the next Public Protector (PP) will recommend acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka to…
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Committee to recommend Public Protector name to National Assembly
South Africa is moving a step closer to getting a new Public Protector. Parliament’s ad hoc committee is meeting on…
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Cyril Xaba confident Parliament committee will have a new Public Protector candidate by Tuesday
After two days of public interviews, the chairperson of an ad hoc parliamentary committee tasked with nominating a new Public…
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Deputy PP Gcaleka reiterates she did not interfere with Phala Phala investigation
Deputy Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has, once again, found herself defending her handling of the Phala Phala probe during her…
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Parly accused of ticking boxes for Public Protector shortlist
The parliamentary committee tasked with finding Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s successor has been accused of a lack of transparency in looking for…
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ATM calls for Kholeka Gcaleka to be disqualified for Public Protector position
The African Transformation Movement (ATM) is calling for the acting Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka to be disqualified as a…
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ATM wants Gcaleka’s Phala Phala report findings set aside
The African Transformation Movement wants acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka’s findings on the Phala Phala report to be set aside.…
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Kholeka Gcaleka gets most nominations for public protector position
After receiving nominations and applications, the ad hoc committee searching for a new public protector will now move to the…
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Parliament to consider 38 candidates to succeed Busisiwe Mkhwebane as Public Protector
Thirty-eight candidates are to be considered by Parliament to be the next Public Protector. An ad hoc committee on Wednesday…
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Opposition parties want Public Protector report on Phala Phala reviewed
The acting Public Protector may have cleared President Cyril Ramaphosa of any wrongdoing in the burglary and theft that took…
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Cyril Ramaphosa has always maintained innocence – Presidency on Phala Phala report
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office says he has always maintained that he did not violate his oath of office as it…
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ANC welcomes Public Protector’s Phala Phala report
The ANC says those who are aggrieved with the acting Public Protector’s report into the Phala Phala saga must go…
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ATM rejects acting Public Protector’s findings on Phala Phala report
The African Transformation Movement has rejected the findings by acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka. She has found President Cyril Ramaphosa…
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President Ramaphosa cleared in final Phala Phala report
The acting public protector has found President Cyril Ramaphosa did not violate the ethics code in his dealings at his…
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Phala Phala scandal: Ramaphosa will step aside if adverse findings are made, says Fikile Mbalula
President Cyril Ramaphosa would not cling to power if adverse findings were made against him in the ongoing multiple investigations…
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Section 194 Inquiry to present written questions to Busisiwe Mkhwebane amid delays
The Section 194 Inquiry into Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office has adopted a new approach following heaps of delays.…
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Public Protector’s office hits back at Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s legal fees non-payment claims
The Office of the Public Protector hit back at its suspended leader Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s claims that it deliberately delayed paying…
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Busisiwe Mkwebane abandons Section 194 inquiry after non-payment of her legal team
Busisiwe Mkhwebane on Monday she can’t continue to take part in the Section 194 inquiry into her fitness to hold…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane impeachment inquiry has stained image of PP’s office, says Gcaleka
Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka said the impeachment inquiry of the suspended incumbent, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, has caused significant reputational damage…
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Public Protector’s office says it did not foresee Busisiwe Mkhwebane inquiry becoming such an expense
Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka says the impeachment inquiry of suspended incumbent Busisiwe Mkhwebane is draining the finances of that…
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SA watchdog: Cyril Ramaphosa farm scandal probe could take 2 years
Investigations by South Africa’s ombudswoman into a scandal involving a 2020 burglary at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farmhouse that allegedly found…
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Public Protector to monitor implementation of the Zondo report
Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka said that her office had a pivotal role to play to ensure that the Zondo…
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Phala Phala investigation not taking a long time, says Acting Public Protector Gcaleka
Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka said that the Phala Phala investigation was not taking long as argued by some political…
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Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula breached Constitution for ferrying ANC members in 2020
The public protector has found that former Minister of Defence Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was in breach of the Constitution when she…
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Public Protector to probe Defence Dept procuring unregistered R35 million Cuba COVID drug
The Office of the Public Protector on Friday slammed the Department of Defence (DoD) for improper conduct in the procurement…
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Acting PP: Demands for immediate conclusion of Phala Phala investigation unfair
Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka says it’s unfair of political parties to demand that she concludes the Phala Phala investigation…
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Acting Public Protector Gcaleka: No delays in Phala Phala probe
Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka said that there was no truth to claims by her suspended senior, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, that…
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Acting PP: Public funds being used to fight Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s legal woes
Acting Public Protector (PP) Kholeka Gcaleka says public funds are being used to fight the legal woes of her suspended…
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Cyril Ramaphosa answers Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s 31 questions on Phala Phala saga
The Office of Presidency said President Cyril Ramaphosa has answered the Public Protector’s 31 questions on the farmgate saga. The…
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Litigation against acting PP looming over Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s funds withdrawal
Legal action could be taken against the office of the Public Protector following the reversal of Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s appeal application.…
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