Busisiwe Mkhwebane. (Gallo Images) The Public Protector is considering investigating the use of a military jet for the ANC's trip to Zimbabwe.This comes after the Public Protector received two complaints.AfriForum wrote to the Public Protector on Thursday, requesting she investigate the matter.Public Protector advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane is considering whether to investigate the ANC's use of…
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. No harm will come to Parliament if the removal proceedings against the Public Protector are halted, her legal counsel has argued.She will also ask the court to declare invalid the rules for the removal of a Chapter 9 head.Judgment has been reserved in the Western Cape High Court.What harm will come…
A general view of Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg. Sydney Seshibedi, Gallo Images Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and her deputy Kholeka Gcaleka will inspect Gauteng hospitals this week. They will look at the capacity of the facilities and whether frontline workers have sufficient personal protective equipment, among other things. Earlier this month, Gcaleka inspected healthcare…
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkwhebane. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane are going head-to-head in court.The matter is concerning Mkhwebane's report on the establishment of an intelligence unit at SARS.It is being heard by the Gauteng High Court virtually.Judges have pressed the legal team of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane on whether she…
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan (Picture: Getty Images) Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan's lawyers have argued there is no evidence he was complicit in the establishment of an illegal unit in SARS. His lawyer, Wim Trengove SC, said there was also no evidence of any illegal wiretapping, despite controversy around this.Gordhan has taken the Public…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…