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BUSI MUST COUGH UP IN 'ROGUE UNIT' CASE! News24.com Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Photo by Deaan Vivier. Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's bid to challenge the invalidation of her report on Minister Pravin Gordhan and the so-called "SARS rogue unit" – as well as the 15% personal costs order granted against her – have been dismissed by the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. Judges Selby Baqwa, Annali Basson and Leonie Windell had ruled in December last year that Mkhwebane's conclusion that Gordhan had established an illegal unit at SARS was "without ...

Jan Gerber, News24 The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Friday dismissed Busisiwe Mkhwebane and the EFF's application to appeal the invalidation of her SARS "rogue unit" report, saying the appeals did not have reasonable prospects of success. Judge Selby Baqwa confirmed the full Bench's order that Mkhwebane must personally pay 15% of Pravin Gordhan's legal costs in challenging that report, based on her "egregious" conduct during the case. Mkhwebane still has the option of petitioning the Supreme Court of Appeal to hear her case, in which she hits out at the "worrying trend" of courts in issu...

DA to take no action on Madikizela for now, spotlight on Koen and Mazzone Share Cape Town - A meeting of the DA’s provincial executive committee has decided to wait until the completion of the DA’s federal legal commission (FLC) investigation of suspended Western Cape Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela before taking any action on him for lying about his qualifications. At the same time, Saldanha mayor Marius Koen is still in office as the DA investigates allegations that have been made challenging his credentials from a British university and the party has defended its parliamentary chie...

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) deputy president, Floyd Shivambu claims certain judges belong in the pockets of politicians. Shivambu was speaking outside the Hillbrow Police station after laying a criminal charge of corruption against Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan. The charge was laid following the revelation by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng at the Judicial Service Commission interviews – claiming that Gordhan had called his office in an attempt to inquire how Judge Dhaya Pillay performed at the previous commission interviews. The party will also take the matter to Public Pro...

Police, not public protector, should probe Masina’s Covid-19 breach, says Gcaleka Share Johannesburg - Ekurhuleni mayor Mzwandile Masina’s alleged contravention of Covid-19 regulations should be investigated by the police and not the Office of the Public Protector. Deputy Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka this week said she had no powers to investigate Masina following a complaint by DA MP Mike Waters a year ago. Waters asked Masina to be investigated for claiming that the municipality would be purchasing Covid-19 vaccines from Cuba after approval from the municipal command council. ...