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public protector
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Wednesday Morning Spice
02 Aug 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
‘Cancer-killing pill’ now being tested on humans, Roger Waters is ‘ruining’ Dark Side of the Moon, Durban civic groups begin rates boycott, and Lizzo is sued for sexual harassment.
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The Ramaphosa Versus Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane Battle Is Really Heating Up
02 Jul 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s never a good sign when your president and your Public Protector are doing battle. First, it was Thuli and Jacob, and now we’re on round two.
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“Ineptitude Or Gross Negligence” – Legal Expert Spells Out Exactly How Useless Our Public Protector Is
22 May 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s been a humbling few days for Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, whose report on the Estina dairy farm scandal has come up woefully short.
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Our Public Protector Is (Still) Having An Absolute Shocker
11 Jul 2017 by Kiernan / No Comments
Busisiwe Mkhwebane is quite clearly a fish out of water, and has no idea what powers our Constitution grants her office. That, or she is singing for her supper.
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Our Public Protector Is A Gupta Buddy Who Loves Books By Holocaust Deniers
22 Jun 2017 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
You know how the Public Protector is tasked with the investigation of misconduct in any state affairs, and supporting constitutional democracy in the country? Yeah, about that.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
21 Jun 2017 by Kiernan / No Comments
Panayiotou mistress’ damning phone evidence. Terror attack in Brussels. How Zuma caused recession. Job opening at 2ov. Dashcam video of shooting. Wayde wins 100m. Kim K blackface. Daniel Day Lewis retires.
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BREAKING: The State Capture Report Has Just Been Released – Read It Here
02 Nov 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Just as it seemed Thuli Madonsela’s State Capture report seemed set to gather dust, the safe has been opened. Let’s get stuck in, shall we?
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Guess Which High-Ranking Government Official Was A Spy In China?
27 Oct 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
People just thought the DA’s objection in Parliament was another pathetic ploy at disrupting South African politics, but they were on the money
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The New Public Protector’s First Move Is Exactly What You’d Expect
21 Oct 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
It has only been a week since Thuli Madonsela’s successor has been in office, yet she has already made some changes. And there’s one that reveals a lot about what’s to come.
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Thuli Madonsela Has Just Been Announced As One Of These Top Five Global Leaders
14 Oct 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Thuli may have her own battles on her home soil, but an international organisation has recognised her for her outstanding work in justice.
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BREAKING: Zuma Announces New Public Protector As Thuli Bows Out
06 Oct 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
It’s official, Thuli Madonsela’s replacement has been announced. All we can hope as a country is that the person makes as big an impact as the previous incumbent.
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These Are The Key Points From Zuma’s Nkandla Response
15 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Jacob Zuma has finally submitted his response to Thuli Madonsela’s Nkandla report and he made all 20 pages of it public yesterday afternoon. Here are the key points – he only gets to them in the last 3 pages!
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Pallo Was Tame: Here Are 6 Other SA Politicians Busted For Bold-Faced Lies
13 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It is not really news that politicians bend the truth to breaking point. Usually, even though we know they are covering up some slightly illegal deed or bending a version of event in their favour, the politicians themselves deny it tooth and nail.
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Zuma’s Nemesis Named In Time Magazine’s Top 100 Influential People
24 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela has been named by Time Magazine as one of their 100 most influential people in the world. They called her “South Africa’s fearless public advocate.” Go Thuli!
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Public Protector Says Zuma Is Not A Child And Shouldn’t Be Protected
02 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s Nkandla report has a lot of ANC figures and lawyers coming out of the woodwork in Jacob Zuma’s defence. But she’s not scared. Madonsela thinks that people should stop protecting the president as if he was a “child or a victim.”
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“A Thief, A Fool, And A Zulu Man Who Was Incapable Of Managing The Affairs Of His Kraal”
20 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The “Secure in Comfort” report by the Public Protector is over 400 pages of devastating findings, that will in most likelihood be used as loo paper by the government. The ANC refuses to see it at all. Even if the results end up being benign, as journalist Richard Poplank puts it, Zuma “will be forever remembered as a thief, a fool, and a Zulu man who was incapable of managing the affairs of his kraal.”
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It’s Official: ‘Unethical’ President Zuma Misled Parliament
19 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The report by Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has found President Jacob Zuma has misled Parliament when he claimed the Zuma family paid for the costs of buildings in Nkandla.
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Zille Shrugs Off Calls To Resign As “Political Posturing” Following Public Protector Report
14 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
DA Leader Helen Zille was under the spotlight after a new report written on behalf of Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, alleged that lawful process was not followed in a recent tender procurement by the Western Cape government. Zille has previously spoken out against corruption by stating that she would resign should any tender be found corrupt.
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Public Protector Raid Must Have Happened By Magic
03 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The offices of the public protector were raided out of the blue yesterday by a Police Crime Intelligence Unit. Coincidently, the public protector also very recently released a report linking National Commissioner General Bheki Cele to a dodgy R500 million property deal. Bheki Cele’s office, however, claims to not know about it and promises to take “urgent steps”. Go on, give us another one then!
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