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Best podcasts about public protector busisiwe mkhwebane

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The Best of Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa
The Political Desk: Corruption charges shake Ekurhuleni

The Best of Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2026 8:05 Transcription Available


Clement Manyathela, standing in for Bongani Bingwa, speaks with EWN reporter Alpha Ramushwana, for this week's Political Desk to unpack the biggest political stories making headlines. The discussion covers the court appearance of former Ekurhuleni City Manager Imogen Mashazi and other senior municipal officials on corruption-related charges, explosive testimony before the Madlanga Commission regarding the alleged relationship between suspended Crime Intelligence boss Feroz Khan and EFF leader Julius Malema, and the legal bid to have former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane struck off the roll of advocates, raising fresh questions about accountability and the lasting consequences of her impeachment. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg-based talk radio station. Bongani makes sense of the news, interviews the key newsmakers of the day, and holds those in power to account on your behalf. The team brings you all you need to know to start your day Thank you for listening. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 6 am to 9 am (SA Time) https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show and catch-up podcasts, visit Primedia+ here https://buff.ly/zEcM35T Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Let’s keep the conversation going online: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Weekend View
Former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane feels vindicated by Concourt ruling

The Weekend View

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2026 16:47


Political parties represented in Parliament have reacted sharply to the Constitutional Court judgment on the Phala Phala matter, with some opposition parties describing it as a major test for accountability and constitutional democracy. The apex court found that Parliament acted inconsistent with the Constitution when it rejected the Section 89 independent panel report into President Cyril Ramaphosa's conduct relating to the 2020 burglary at his Phala Phala farm. While some parties are calling for the president's immediate resignation, others say Parliament must now urgently begin impeachment proceedings. Mkhokheli Bandla has the details, followed by Former Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane says she feels "vindicated" after the Constitutional Court ruled that Parliament's vote on the Section 89 Panel report into the Phala Phala matter was unconstitutional. Mkhwebane took to social media stating that she was unlawfully removed by President Ramaphosa and the DA for following the law and country's constitution

Update@Noon
Gauteng High Court dismisses bid by former Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, to compel her former office to pay R10 million gratuity

Update@Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 6:29


The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed with costs the application by former Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane to have her former office pay her an estimated gratuity amounting to almost 10 Million rands.  Mkhwebane has been battling to get the money in the courts after her successor Kholeka Gcaleka took a decision that, because she was removed from office for misconduct and incompetence by parliament, she has no right to the money. Lawyers for the office of the Public Protector have argued that the gratuity is not a salary nor a right in terms of her service contract but rather a discretionary payment for work well done. Judge Omphemetse Mooki agrees...

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Update@Noon
Former Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane in court over gratuity worth millions of rand

Update@Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 2:49


The former Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane's matter is back in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria in which she seeks her gratuity purported to amount to millions of rend. Our reporter, Zoleka Qodashe has the details...

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BizNews Radio
“Bye, Bye Busi”…not a moment to soon - Paul Hoffman SC “If I perish I perish” - Busisiwe Mkhwebane

BizNews Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 19:35


South Africa's incompetent Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane lasted 1700 days in office because she was protected by the ruling African National Congress (ANC).  Accountability Now director Paul Hoffman SC says she knew she was “royal game flying under the wing of Jacob Zuma and that the ANC dominated” in Parliament.  He speaks to BizNews following her formal sacking by President Cyril Ramaphosa today (Wednesday) – a month before her term was due to end - following her belated impeachment in Parliament. In her reaction, however, Advocate Mkhwebane posted on Twitter: “DA/ANC MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! I wish we could see such ‘concomitant efficiency' to end loadshedding? This injustice, sadly perpetrated on Steve Biko Day, will be legally challenged in review proceedings. The stone the builders rejected became the cornerstone. If I perish I perish. Ngiyathokoza Mzanzi and Africa” - Chris Steyn

First Take SA
UDM & ATM call for secret ballot for Public Protector vote

First Take SA

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 3:46


The United Democratic Movement, UDM and African Transformation Movement, ATM are calling for a secret ballot when suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane faces a vote of removal from office in Parliament. The Section 194 Committee recently adopted a final report which recommended her removal. The parties wrote to National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, requesting for a secret ballot instead of an open vote when MPs decide Mkhwebane's fate next week Monday. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to UDM Leader General Bantu Holomisa

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The Clement Manyathela Show
Mkhwebane says she will return to the office today.

The Clement Manyathela Show

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 29:43


Clement Manyathela speaks to suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane while she is on her way to the office despite her suspension. Mkhwebane says she will return to the office because the committee investigating her fitness to hold office has concluded its work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Afternoon Drive with John Maytham
'Mkhwebane's suspension remains effective' despite plan to report for duty

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 4:11


Guest: Bernadette Wicks is a Johannesburg correspondent for Eyewitness News and she joins John to explain Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's intention to return to work now that the inquiry has been wrapped up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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First Take SA
Letter of Demand served to remove chairperson of suspended PP inquiry

First Take SA

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 6:58


A Cape Town Advocate has served the Speaker of Parliament with a letter of demand to remove the chairperson of suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's impeachment inquiry. Advocate Winston Erasmus is demanding Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to remove Richard Dyantyi after his recusal application against him was declined. Erasmus says Dyantyi was too compromised to officiate over the inquiry looking into Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office, as he served as a Manager for then deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa's CR-17 campaign in the Western Cape. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Advocate Winston Erasmus.

Update@Noon
"I've been persecuted by some judges and the executives for doing my work," Mkhwebane

Update@Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 9:49


The Section 194 committee has recommended that Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane be removed from office. The committee says it has satisfied itself that on the evidence it has, charges of misconduct and incompetence have been proven against Mkhwebane. Only two parties, the EFF and Al Jamaah expressed their opposition to the recommendation. The draft report should have been delivered to the suspended public protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, yesterday for her response. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Suspended Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane

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Update@Noon
Parliament's Section 194 committee, looking into the fitness of the suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to hold office, compiles its draft report

Update@Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 11:34


Parliament's Section 194 committee, looking into the fitness of the suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to hold office, is compiling its draft report. The existence of the committee follows the National Assembly's adoption of a motion to probe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office, after several negative court findings against her. Suspended Public Protector's term of office ends on the 15th of October. Many times the work of the committee was delayed, including two recusal applications for the chairperson, Qubudile Dyantyi and court challenges against the Parliamentary process. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to  SABC repoter Lulama Matya.. 

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener
Tshidi Madia has a one on one with suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane in this weeks episode of Politricking.

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 5:37


Guest: Tshidi Madia, EWN Associate Politics Editor See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Polity.org.za Audio Articles
Dyantyi will respond to Mkhwebane's application for his recusal by Friday

Polity.org.za Audio Articles

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 8:32


Chairperson of the Section 194 committee inquiring about suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness for office, Qubudile Dyantyi will respond to Mkhwebane's latest attempt to remove him by Friday. Last week, the beleaguered Mkhwebane brought her second application for Dyantyi's recusal. The Section 194 committee is inquiring whether Mkhwebane displayed misconduct or incompetence warranting her removal from office. Mkhwebane's application has its genesis in allegations by her husband, David Skosana, that the late African National Congress (ANC) MP Tina Joemat-Pettersson solicited bribes of R200 000 each for herself, Dyantyi and ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina. Skosana opened a complaint with the police while Mkhwebane did so with Parliament's ethics committee. Dyantyi and Majodina have publicly denied the allegations. Joemat-Pettersson died on 5 June. Her death is the subject of an inquest. After Mkhwebane, backed by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), the United Democratic Movement (UDM) and the African Transformation Movement, insisted on Dyantyi's recusal at a meeting of the Section 194 committee last month, he indicated that he would consider a written recusal application, as required by the committee's directives. On 12 July, Mkhwebane filed her formal application for his recusal, compiled by her counsel, Advocate Dali Mpofu SC and his juniors, advocates Bright Shabalala and Hangwi Matlhape, a day before the Constitutional Court upheld her suspension by President Cyril Ramaphosa and dismissed her challenge to the impeachment proceedings. Mkhwebane presented seven grounds for Dyantyi's recusal: Allegations of bribery, corruption and/or extortion against the presiding officer; The chairperson is a subject of a pending investigations by Parliament's ethics committee (sic); Chairperson is a subject of a pending police investigations (sic); Disparaging media statements and interviews; Committee and/or chairperson is proceeding despite Public Protector's lack of legal representation; The role of Joemat-Pettersson as a member of the committee; and The role of Majodina as the ANC chief whip. In her application, Mkhwebane argued that it is immaterial whether actual bias from Dyantyi exists and that questioning her and her legal team's motives in bringing a recusal application is also grounds for recusal. According to a statement from Parliament, Dyantyi noted the recusal application and informed Mkhwebane's attorneys that he would respond in writing by Friday. "Mr Dyantyi indicated that he will apply his mind to the content of the application. The committee awaits the summation of evidence from the evidence leaders. The committee has noted that Advocate Mkhwebane did not indicate her intention to make a closing argument or submit a written closing statement," reads the statement. Mkhwebane has a history of accusing those attempting to hold her accountable of bias or disparaging them. In September last year, she brought another application for Dyantyi's recusal, along with an application for the recusal of DA MP Kevin Mileham. She claimed that Dyantyi had been biased against her and her legal team, and had allowed the process to be procedurally unfair. Dyantyi refused to recuse himself. "I do so in the belief that the Public Protector has failed to establish any grounds upon which it can be said that I am biased or that my conduct may give rise to an apprehension of bias," he stated on 17 October. Mkhwebane wanted Mileham to recuse himself because the motion that led to the impeachment proceedings was moved by his wife, DA MP Natasha Mazzone, in her capacity as DA chief whip at the time. Even though the motion was adopted by the National Assembly - thus becoming a motion of the National Assembly - Mkhwebane and her legal team continue to refer to it as the "Mazzone motion" and refer to Mazzone as the "complainant". Mileham, too, refused to recuse himself. Mkhwebane subsequently challenged Dyantyi's decision in court, ...

Major Daughter Live The Podcast
The Divine Clawback: An Analysis of Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's Prophecy Fulfilled

Major Daughter Live The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2023 2:41


The Divine Clawback: An Analysis of Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's Prophecy Fulfilled As if ripped straight from the pages of poetic justice, South Africa, Africa, and indeed, the entire world observed the downfall of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, a high-ranking official within the Chapter 9 institutions of South Africa. Mkhwebane, who held her tongue in confidence that her title was unassailable, once proclaimed - twice, in fact - that "only God can remove her from her powerful position." Now, her words have come back to haunt her, echoing in the abyss left by her removal from office. When Mkhwebane first ascended the ranks to her eminent role as Public Protector, she was brimming with conviction. She was appointed for a term of seven years, a position imbued with the power to investigate cases of documented and probable government malfeasance. The post carried weight in the eyes of the global community, marking her an esteemed leader not just in South Africa, but also throughout Africa and worldwide. She had promised to persist against all odds, stating at one point, "If I failed, then only God can remove me." The superlative certainty showcased in these fortuitous words demonstrated her indefatigable spirit and unyielding belief in her chosen path. However, reality deviated from prophecy in June of last year when Mkhwebane was suspended from her duties. Open to interpretation, some view her suspension as divine intervention. Did God ultimately live up to Mkhwebane's bold claim? Her suspension probes the question of whether it constitutes God's implied arm of justice acting out her prophecy, or simply a manifestation of the swift arm of South Africa's judicial system enforcing the law without divine influence. The intriguing part of this tale lies not in the veracity of her prophecy but the profound paradox it has incited, entwining the mundane with the metaphysical in an unexpected clash of reality versus belief. Whether her suspension qualifies as a divine dispatch is a complex question deeply tied to the perceptiveness of the observer. However, her exclusion from the office she staunchly believed she was ordained to hold until the end of her term is an undeniable fact. Mkhwebane's story is a poignant reminder of the unpredictable nature of life and power. It underscores the importance of humility in the face of authority and the unforeseen turns one's path can take, especially when trading in prophecies. In interpreting the events that led to her suspension, it can be seen as a vivid fulfilment of her prophecy - one stirred by her own pronouncements and brought to fruition under the weight of her responsibilities. Equally possible is that this turn of events was merely the operational wheels of justice, untangling the knots of overconfidence. In the larger scheme, her case opens up an engrossing discourse on the interplay of belief and power, further demystifying the universal puzzle of fate versus free will in a world where both threads intertwine. divine-clawback-suspended-public-protector-mkhwebane --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mdntv/message

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East Coast Radio Newswatch
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00

East Coast Radio Newswatch

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 3:10


Following another legal blow, political analyst Levy Ndou says suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane must now focus her energy on salvaging what's left of her reputation. Website

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Afternoon Drive with John Maytham
The Constitutional Court has overturned a High Court ruling that declared Busisiwe Mkhwebane's suspension invalid

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 8:12


Pierre de Vos is the Claude Leon Foundation Chair in Constitutional Governance, and he joins John to discuss The Constitutional Court judgment handed down today to declare the High Court ruling that Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's suspension invalid.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

East Coast Radio Newswatch
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00

East Coast Radio Newswatch

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 3:32


The Constitutional Court has upheld Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's suspension. Website

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Polity.org.za Audio Articles
ConCourt upholds Mkhwebane's suspension

Polity.org.za Audio Articles

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 3:39


In a unanimous judgment written by Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya, the Constitutional Court upheld President Cyril Ramaphosa's suspension of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and dismissed her application to halt the Section 194 inquiry into her fitness for office on Thursday. In June 2022, two days after Mkhwebane informed him that she was investigating the Phala Phala matter, Ramaphosa suspended her. It came after letters went to and fro since March about her suspension, pending the Section 194 inquiry, which started in July. Mkhwebane applied to the Western Cape High Court to have the suspension overturned and to have the Section 194 process declared unlawful. In September, a full Bench of that court appeared unconvinced by the bulk of Mkhwebane's challenges to the impeachment process against her, but it found that "from the objective facts, the decision of [Mkhwebane] to investigate the president and to put 31 questions to him [about the break-in], prompted the president not to wait a day more and to immediately suspend her". Given that Ramaphosa was "sitting with a letter from [Mkhwebane] with a long list of questions" that he was required to answer within 14 days at the time he suspended her, the High Court found that to "suggest that such a suspension would not have any effect on delaying the course of investigation would be a difficult proposition to convincingly sustain". "Thirdly, the expansive nature of the questions that the president was required to answer in the said short space of time in respect of events that took place some two years ago may well have caused the president to conclude that 'there she goes again' in those circumstances, rather than to have to contend with [Mkhwebane], he was better off with any person but [Mkhwebane]," it stated. But the apex court didn't agree after the Democratic Alliance and Ramaphosa appealed. Mkhwebane filed a cross-appeal, which the apex court found to be meritless. Justice Maya said they found that the mere fact that Mkhwebane was investigating Ramaphosa, wasn't enough to say there was a conflict of interest when he suspended her. The suspension didn't have any benefit for him, as it did not hamper the investigation, and there was no evidence that he suspended her due to the Phala Phala investigation. "It cannot be said that the president's decision was irrational," Maya said. Furthermore, the court found Ramaphosa had "rational reasons" for the suspension, including allowing her to prepare for the impeachment proceedings. The suspension wouldn't cause her irreparable harm, it added. The court also noted that the independent panel Parliament had appointed found that there was a prima facie case for her removal, and that the court itself made "grave" findings against her in the past. Mkhwebane must pay part of the costs personally. Arguments were heard in November. Mkhwebane, and the African Transformation Movement have complained about the long wait for a judgment. Mkhwebane said the judgment would be merely academic. On 30 June, Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka released the report on Phala Phala, which cleared Ramaphosa. After several delays, Mkhwebane didn't conclude her testimony before the Section 194 inquiry and refused to answer the committee's questions, which it had to submit in writing. The committee will now only consider the evidence already before it is expected to adopt its report on 28 July. Mkhwebane's term expires on 14 October, at which time she will receive a gratuity of around R10-million.

The Weekend View
Sunday Discussion: Is it time we relook at the legislation around declarations by the executive?

The Weekend View

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2023 24:35


The Executive Ethics Code is yet again in the spotlight- this time it involves the Public Protector's finding into the theft of millions of US dollars in cash from his Phala Phala game farm in Limpopo in February 2020. The Acting Public Protector advocate Kholeka Gcaleka found that President Cyril Ramaposa did not violate the Executive Ethics Code in the Phala Phala matter. Ramapho was accused of breaching the Executive Ethics Code and being in a conflict of interest between his constitutional obligations and his private interests arising from his alleged paid work at Phala Phala.  In 2022, the Constitutional Court upheld a Gauteng High Court judgment that found legislation in the Executive Ethics Code was unconstitutional and invalid as it did not require members of the executive to disclose "donations made to campaigns for their election to positions within political parties- this was about the donations that were made to Ramaphosa's "CR17" campaign for the ANC presidency...  At the time, the now suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane found that the president was in breach of the Executive Ethics Code for not disclosing an R500 000 donation to his campaign for the ANC presidency in 2017 which was received from former Bosasa chief executive Gavin Watson. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to the Director of Accountability Now, Advocate Paul Hoffman and Political Analyst, Sysman Motloung...

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Carte Blanche: The Podcast
The WholeWeek Wrap with Daily Maverick (13 March 2023)

Carte Blanche: The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 16:26


As the NEHAWU strike intensifies, Masa Kekana and Daily Maverick's Managing Editor, Janet Heard, look at the union's demands and the impact this ongoing strike has had on South Africans. We also get a quick take on suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's Section 194 inquiry. And how Spain takes a stand for women's health.

Carte Blanche: The Podcast
The WholeWeek Wrap with Daily Maverick (13 March 2023)

Carte Blanche: The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 16:26


As the NEHAWU strike intensifies, Masa Kekana and Daily Maverick's Managing Editor, Janet Heard, look at the union's demands and the impact this ongoing strike has had on South Africans. We also get a quick take on suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's Section 194 inquiry. And how Spain takes a stand for women's health.  

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham
Committee for Section 194 Heard Evidence from Public Protector of Zambia

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 8:06


Guest: EWN Contributor Lindsay Dentlinger The inquiry into Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office has resumed and Lindsay Dentlinger joins John to discuss Dali Mpofu leading the evidence of Zambian ombudsman Caroline Zulu-Sokoni on behalf of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Afternoon Drive with John Maytham
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's second witness at the inquiry into her fitness for office

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 5:14


Guest: Babalo Ndenze | Parliamentary Correspondent at EWN The suspended public protector Busisiwe Mbhwebane's impeachment process has been on-going. Babalo Ndenze joins Amy to discuss Monday's developments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener
The Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's impeachment inquiry is set to hear from the first witness to testify in her defence on Tuesday.

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 5:54


Guest: Lindsay Dentlinger | Parliamentary Reporter at EWNSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Polity.org.za Audio Articles
Judicial Service Commission should be reconstituted – Freedom Under Law report

Polity.org.za Audio Articles

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 3:33


Not-for-profit organisation Freedom Under Law (FUL) has recommended that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) be reconstituted to include more senior judges and fewer party-political appointees. This comes from the organisation's report ‘A Review of the Activities of the South African Judicial Service Commission 2009 to 2022', which highlights key deficiencies in the composition and operation of the JSC and makes remedial recommendations and proposals to address the structural problems inherent in the JSC, as well as the challenges in its current processes. FUL argued that, for years, the JSC had been prone to political interference in the appointment of judges. Lead researcher and author of the report Calli Solik said the JSC's Sifting Committee, which compiles a shortlist of candidates to be interviewed by the Commission, should reflect on how it decided on suitable candidates. The report also highlighted the various criticisms levelled against the Sifting Committee's interview process. These include, “the clumsiness in its processes that is the result of an overlarge and eclectic body; the frequent failure on the part of the Chair to maintain fairness; the lack of clear guidelines or criteria in assessing candidates; great inconsistency in the depth and length of the questioning of candidates; the JSC's understanding and implementation of its constitutional mandate in section 174(2); and party-political interference.” The FUL said a major issue of the interviews was the lack of guidelines on how they arrived at their candidates. FUL calls for clear guidelines for the interview process. Solik also suggested the strengthening of the JSC's secretariat, in-depth interviews and greater standardisation of the interview process. She added that questions should be required to cover specific areas of accountability and the JSC should produce its reasons on how a particular candidate was appointed to reduce political interference. Professor Emeritus of Public Law at the University of Cape Town and Freedom Under Law board member said the appointment and accountability of judges was critically important. He said FUL had watched with dismay as the JSC failed to maintain the standards set by the transformative ethos of the South African Constitution since 2009. He said the FUL board resolved in January to commission research into mandate appointment and accountability of the JSC. FUL executive director Judith February said judicial selection, appointment and accountability were key aspects of the judicial system which was "fit for purpose and operates on the bases of integrity”. She said over the past decade South Africa's constitutional democracy had come under scrutiny, particularly relating to politicians and those who were under pressure from the recent damning findings of the Zondo Commission and even the legal fraternity. She cited suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane “protecting” former President Jacob Zuma and some within the African National Congress and called out "narrow political focuses as factional battles are at play”. She noted that many South Africans had criticised how matters had been politicized in the JSC, but added that despite pressure, the JSC had proven to be a resolute. She emphasised that the strength of the judicial arm was a national constitutional asset and it should not be taken for granted.

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener
The inquiry into suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office continues.

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 4:54


Guest: Lindsay Dentlinger | Parliamentary Reporter at EWNSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener
Suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane goes to the constitutional court

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 5:42


Guest: Bernadette WicksSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Polity.org.za Audio Articles
Speaker extends Phala Phala panel's deadline

Polity.org.za Audio Articles

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 3:54


A day before its report is due, National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has extended the deadline for the independent panel appointed to determine whether there is a prima facie case for President Cyril Ramaphosa's impeachment after the Phala Phala saga. Parliament announced the extension on Wednesday after chairperson of the panel, former Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo, wrote to Mapisa-Nqakula. "In his letter, the chairperson indicated that the panel had assessed the [inquiry] process to determine if it will meet the submission deadline of Thursday, 17 November 2022, and had, based on its assessment of the amount of ground still to be covered, and the available resources, determined that the [inquiry] should be completed within 13 days, that is by 30 November 2022," reads a statement from Parliamentary spokesperson Moloto Mothapo. "The panel said the additional time requested was realistic, taking into account the importance of the [inquiry], its complexity, as well as the novelty of the nature of work involved." The panel believes that it is in the public interest that an inquiry "of this nature be scrupulously conducted and all the information and submissions placed before it is carefully considered". In considering the request, Mapisa-Nqakula was mindful that rules governing the Section 89 process do not provide for a deadline extension for the panel to submit its report. She invoked Rule 6 - which deals with unforeseen circumstances - to accede to the panel's request. In terms of this rule, the speaker may give a ruling or frame a rule in respect of any eventuality for which the rules or orders of the House do not provide, having due regard to the procedures, precedents, practices and conventions developed by the House, and based on constitutional values and principles underpinning an open, accountable and democratic society. "The speaker concurs with the panel chairperson that the extreme importance of the panel's work to the members of the National Assembly, the president and the people of South Africa, require the panel to carefully consider all the information and submissions placed before it," Mothapo added. She extended the deadline from 17 November to 30 November. "The speaker has advised the chief whips of political parties of her decision this morning. The speaker continues to wish the panel well in its work." On 14, September, Mapisa-Nqakula appointed Ngcobo, Judge Thokozile Masipa and Professor Richard Calland to the panel. But, before it could start with its work, the Democratic Alliance and Economic Freedom Fighters raised concerns about Calland's alleged bias towards Ramaphosa. After a discussion with Mapisa-Nqakula, Calland withdrew and Mapisa-Nqakula replaced him with advocate Mahlape Sello, SC. This meant that the panel started with it is work on 17 October - a month after it was appointed. All parties represented in Parliament are entitled to make submissions to the panel. Ramaphosa was also expected to provide a written submission to it, which he did. The panel isn't allowed to have oral hearings. In its report, it must include any findings, with reasons, upon which its recommendations are based. It must also include a minority view - if there is one. The National Assembly will then consider it. If a simple majority votes in favour of a recommendation that Parliament should investigate Ramaphosa, an impeachment committee will be formed for this purpose. This will be a similar process to the one under way for suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Mapisa-Nqakula's predecessor, Thandi Modise, also granted an extension to the independent panel that considered whether there was a case against Mkhwebane.

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The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener
The inquiry of embattled Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office is underway. Mkhwebane wants the Chair of the Inquiry recused.

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 3:49


Guest: Lindsay DentlingerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Radio Islam
Radio Islam Speaks to suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane

Radio Islam

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 15:22


Radio Islam Speaks to suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane by Radio Islam

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The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane in court fighting to return to office.

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 5:55


Guest: Lindsay Dentlinger | Parliamentary Reporter at EWNSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Best of Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa
Busisiwe Mkhwebane submits an urgent application to ensure her reinstatement as public protector

The Best of Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 7:14


Research and Advocacy Officer at Judges Matter Mbekezeli Benjamin reacts to suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, launching an urgent application aimed at ensuring that the Western Cape High Court order that invalidated her suspension comes into effect, whether this may hold in court, and why the political party Democratic Alliance will also appeal the ruling to suspend the public protector's suspension.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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East Coast Radio Newswatch
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00

East Coast Radio Newswatch

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 3:19


Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has told marchers outside her office that they are footing the legal bills of suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, including fees for her impeachment process.

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The Best of the Money Show
Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane woes update

The Best of the Money Show

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 5:07


Guest: Karyn Maughan Legal JournalistSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener
The inquiry into suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office is underway.

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 4:12


Guest: Lindsay Dentlinger | Parliamentary Reporter at EWNSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener
Former Chief Operations Officer Basani Baloyi is expected to take the stand in the Section 194 Inquiry into suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office which resumes on Monday morning.

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 4:32


Guest: Lindsay Dentlinger | Parliamentary Reporter at EWNSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Money Show
Court finds that suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane undermined her office in her latest SARs report

The Money Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 87:03


  Karyn Maughan, legal journalist at News24 on the findings of the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on the suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane — that she violated the South Africa Revenue Service's official, Ivan Pillay, on her latest report on the revenue service.    Wayne Duvenage, CEO at Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse explains how the private sector sharing their technical expertise with the NPA will help increase prosecutions.    Then on Other People's Money, actress Fiona Ramsay talks about her acclaimed career and her relationship with money.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Afternoon Drive with John Maytham
Section 194 Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's impeachment hearing

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 9:29


Daily Maverick Journalist Marianne Merten joins us to discuss the progress of Section 194 Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's impeachment hearing that began last week Monday. As we near the end of the second week of hearings, several concerns are already presenting themselves.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Major Daughter Live The Podcast
LISTEN | The Parliamentary inquiry into Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office begins #MdnTv #MdnNews

Major Daughter Live The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 220:31


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The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener
The inquiry of embattled Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office is underway.

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 6:03


Guests: Buhle Mbhele- EWN Reporter Mpumelelo Zikalala- Legal AnalystSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Afternoon Drive with John Maytham
Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's parliamentary impeachment begins

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 4:35


Guest: Babalo Ndenze | Parliamentary Correspondent at EWN See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Afternoon Drive with John Maytham
The parliamentary impeachment inquiry against suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 6:17


Guest: Karyn Maughan | journalist  at Business Day and Financial Mail See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham
Suspension of the Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane strikes back

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 8:19


Guest: Prof Cathy Powell | Associate professor in Public Law at University of Cape Town (UCT) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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East Coast Radio Newswatch
ECR Newswatch @ 17h00

East Coast Radio Newswatch

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 3:17


President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied pre-empting the outcome of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's application that was before the Western Cape High Court.

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East Coast Radio Newswatch
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00

East Coast Radio Newswatch

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 2:31


The Western Cape High Court has dismissed Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's application to stop the National Assembly from going ahead with an inquiry into her fitness to hold office.

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East Coast Radio Newswatch
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00

East Coast Radio Newswatch

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 3:34


Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has been suspended with immediate effect pending Parliament's impeachment inquiry.

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The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener
South Africans have four days to make submissions of evidence on the fitness of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to hold office.

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 5:52


Guest: Qubudile Richard Dyantyi, Chairperson of the Section 194 Committee.e See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is back in court to fight her impeachment process.

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 3:30


Guest: Babalo Ndenze, EWN Parliamentary Corespondent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Afternoon Drive with John Maytham
The Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's call for police to investigate

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 7:02


Guest: Legal Journalist and Author Karyn Maughan joins John to discuss the Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's call for police to investigate whether Constitutional Court justices corruptly made “unjustified” decisions against her.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Sunday Times Politics Weekly
SHOWDOWN: the Public Protector vs the President

Sunday Times Politics Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 38:36


This week, the Sunday Times politics team delve into all things related to Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and her current woes with President Cyril Ramaphosa.

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