Public Protector pleased her findings upheld by EC High Court via SABCNewsOnline
Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane is pleased that the high court has affirmed her findings on the plundering of public resources during the burial of Madiba.is pleased that a court has affirmed her findings following the investigation into the management of funds during the funeral of former President Nelson Mandela in 2013. Mkhwebane, through her Spokesperson, Oupa Segalwe, has welcomed this development as it paves the way for the full implementation of the remedial action.
She also found that some of the funds were meant for the provision of running water, electricity sanitation, ablution facilities, replacement of mud-schools and refurbishing hospitals. Segalwe says, “She also welcomes the court’s decision to award her costs, which will go a long way in supplementing the pultry litigation that her office has at its disposal. This judgement will further help people understand that to merely take the Public Protector’s report on review does not mean that the report is of poor quality. It is merely an avenue available to those parties that are aggrieved by the decision to seek a different decision from another forum.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Public protector correct: R300m of Nelson Mandela burial money was stolenPublic protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is pleased that the high court has affirmed her findings on the plundering of public resources during the burial of former president Nelson Mandela.
Read more »
Businessman takes decade-old fight over land expropriation to Public ProtectorNewsletter| Retired businessman Holilal Ajodha has taken his decade-old fight over land expropriation without compensation to the Public Protector. Ajodha claims the City of Joburg wants to expropriate his 9 hectares of land in Lenasia without compensation
Read more »
Public protector correct: R300m of Nelson Mandela burial money was stolenPublic protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is pleased that the high court has affirmed her findings on the plundering of public resources during the burial of former president Nelson Mandela.
Read more »
Public Protector investigates Tshwane city manager for abuse of powerThe office of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has confirmed it has started an investigation into embattled Tshwane municipal manager Moeketsi Mosola.
Read more »
'You're scaring investors': Tito Mboweni to Busisiwe MkhwebaneFinance minister Tito Mboweni and the Treasury have launched an astonishing attack on public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, accusing her of tarnishing SA's image abroad and threatening the government's efforts to attract vital foreign investment.
Read more »
Nehawu condemns public works for putting EC workers in unsafe buildingThe department of social development was moved to a 'dilapidated warehouse with no windows or ventilation, leaking sewerage and exposed wires'.
Read more »
Mboweni takes on MkhwebaneFinance Minister Tito Mboweni has applied to review a ruling by Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane after she found Treasury DG Dondo Mogajane “dishonest” and “guilty of gross negligence” for not disclosing he had a criminal conviction for a traffic fine
Read more »
Ramaphosa mum on how much his son made from BosasaPresident Cyril Ramaphosa has declined to tell MPs how much his son Andile made from his business dealings with controversial government service provider African Global Operations, previously known as Bosasa.
Read more »
Ramaphosa refuses to reveal son’s earnings from Bosasa contractThe president says he has nothing to hide and that the Public Protector has all the information including the value of his son’s contract for work done outside the country.
Read more »
Tito Mboweni, Busisiwe Mkhwebane face offA judgment for a R4,570 traffic violation in 2011 has escalated into an epic showdown between the National Treasury and Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
Read more »