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ATM calls for a secret ballot when MPs decide Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fate
The African Transformation Movement (ATM) said it wants the National Assembly to vote in secret on whether or not to…
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President Ramaphosa says Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s plan to return to work misconceived
President Cyril Ramaphosa has slammed Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s plans to return to work on Tuesday as “misconceived”. In a…
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Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane plans to return to work on Tuesday
The office of the Public Protector says the suspension of Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane remains in place. This as the suspended…
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Kholeka Gcaleka fulfilled all necessary requirements to become next Public Protector
Chairperson of the Parliamentary committee set up to select and recommend the next Public Protector Cyril Xaba says Advocate Kholeka…
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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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EFF denounces process of selecting new Public Protector
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has denounced the process of selecting the new Public Protector. Last week the Parliamentary Ad…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fate far from sealed, says Ralph Mathekga
An independent political analyst believes suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fate is not sealed just yet. This is despite the…
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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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Public Protector candidate Advocate Tseliso Thipanyane vows to fight corruption
One of the candidates being interviewed for the position of Public Protector, Advocate Tseliso Thipanyane, says if he is successful,…
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4 Public Protector candidates set to face grilling from MPs in interviews
Four of the eight candidates vying to be the next Public Protector will be interviewed in an open meeting of…
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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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Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s removal a step closer as Section 194 committee adopts final report
The National Assembly is expected to consider suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s impeachment following the Section 194 committee’s decision to…
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All eight Public Protector candidates pass the vetting process, one candidate cries foul
All eight candidates vying to be at the helm of the Office of the Public Protector have passed the vetting…
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Section 194 inquiry set to consider Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s response to guilty findings
The Section 194 Inquiry into Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office resumes on Tuesday to consider her submission on the…
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Section 194 process a travesty of justice riddled with illegalities. says Mkhwebane
Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane says the Section 194 report into her fitness to hold office is “illegal”. The committee…
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Section 194 Committee recommends Mkhwebane’s removal from office
The Section 194 Parliamentary Committee has recommended that Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane be removed from office. Members have found that…
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Parliament: Only R4 million in legal fees paid to Section 194 evidence leaders so far
Parliament says it has so far only paid around R4 million in legal fees to the two evidence leaders of…
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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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Committee agrees suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkwebane is incompetent
It seems suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkwebane’s days are numbered. The committee looking into her fitness to hold office voted…
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Committee looking into Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office compiling draft report
Parliament’s Section 194 committee that looks into the fitness to hold the office of the suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane impeachment: Committee backs Richard Dyantyi on recusal matter
The Section 194 Committee looking into Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office, says it supports the chairperson’s decision…
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MPs accuse Busisiwe Mkhwebane of absconding from Section 194 inquiry
Members of Parliament’s (MPs) have accused Busisiwe Mkhwebane of “absconding” from the Section 194 inquiry into her fitness to hold…
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Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has 80 days before term ends
The suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has 80 days before the end of her seven-year non-renewable term. She is still…
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Eight candidates shortlisted for Public Protector position
The Ad Hoc Committee tasked with selecting and recommending a new Public Protector for the appointment has resolved to shortlist…
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Shortlisting for Public Protector position to start next week
Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee responsible to nominate a person for appointment as Public Protector will start its process of shortlisting…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane lodges 2nd recusal application against Richard Dyantyi
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has formally lodged her second recusal application with the Section 194 committee against the chair of…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane fails to reverse her suspension as ConCourt rules in favour of Ramaphosa
Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s latest bid to return to office has failed, with her term set to end in…
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ConCourt to rule on Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s illegal suspension by President Ramaphosa
The Constitutional Court will on Thursday rule on Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s illegal suspension by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Last September,…
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Search for new Public Protector has began
Parliament’s Ad Hoc committee established to appoint the new Public Protector released the names of 38 nominees who have met…
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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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Section 194 inquiry says Public Protector claims she won’t be bound by illegal deadlines
The Section 194 inquiry into Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office said that the suspended Public Protector claims she won’t…
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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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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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DA lodges state capture complaints against ANC’s Paul Mashatile and Fikile Mbalula
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has lodged an official complaint with the Public Protector against Deputy President Paul Mashatile on allegations…
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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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Public Protector impeachment committee pushes on
Parliament’s Section 194 committee says it will proceed with the inquiry into suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane served with written questions
The impeachment inquiry into suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwane says it is ready to continue with its work. It says…
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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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Deadline looms for Section 194 inquiry members to submit written questions to Public Protector
Wednesday 21 June is the deadline for members of the Section 194 inquiry to submit their written questions for the…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane: ConCourt ruling on suspension now irrelevant
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane said the Constitutional Court ruling on her suspension by President Cyril Ramaphosa was now irrelevant and…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane shares alleged bribe clips between her husband & Tina Joemat-Pettersson
Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has released a series of recordings of a conversation about a bribe that she claims…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane: MPs involved in bribe attempt disgruntled over Cabinet snubs
Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane said that the members of Parliament allegedly at the centre of a bribery and extortion…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane not giving up without a fight
Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is spilling the beans. She released audio recordings and WhatsApp messages detailing alleged bribery. Mkhwebane…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane: Extortion & bribery allegations reported to Hawks
Suspended Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane says she has reported her allegations of bribery and extortion to the police and the…
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ANC to hold virtual prayer service in honour of late Tina Joemat-Pettersson
The African National Congress (ANC) is expected to hold a virtual prayer service on Sunday in honour of the late…
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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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No more delays, says committee chairperson on Busisiwe Mkhwebane impeachment
Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s impeachment inquiry will continue with no more delays. That’s according to the committee’s chairperson, Qubudile Dyantyi. But, the…
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Dyantyi: Busisiwe Mkhwebane bribery claims not even worth dignifying
Chairperson of the Section 194 inquiry, Richard Dyantyi, said that he was not affected by allegations that he took bribes…
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Bribery allegations against Richard Dyantyi shroud Busisiwe Mkhwebane inquiry
The resumption of the Section 194 inquiry into suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office has been overshadowed…
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