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These are the views of a broad range of civil society organisations and experts on what President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address means for different sectors, including youth unemployment, social grants, early childhood development, health and anti-corruption efforts.
Former senior officials in the Office of the Public Protector this week provided insight into how Busisiwe Mkhwebane hit the ground running after her appointment to the office in October 2016.
Anti-Corruption watch dog organisation, Accountability Now, has written* to the Parliamentary Legal Advisor, Zuraya Adhikarie, questioning her diligence, after confidential communication between the Legal Advisor and Speaker was leaked to the media on 16 May 2022. Following the publication of a detailed memorandum to the Speaker from the parliamentary legal adviser, concerning the way forward for parliament in the light of the publication of the report of the State Capture Commission, the content of the memorandum has been interrogated by Accountability Now in an email addressed to the parliamentary legal advisor. A copy of the email, which is self-explanatory, accompanies this media release. Should a response to the email be forthcoming, it will be shared with the media.
Anti-Corruption watch dog organisation, Accountability Now, has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa, demanding the suspension of Public Prosecutor, Busiswe Mkhwebane. The president is considering suspending the Public Protector, who faces removal from office proceedings in the National Assembly. According to the Public Protector she behaves accountably and the president is too conflicted to suspend her due to pending investigations of him by her.
At the heart of Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s slow walk to accountability lies a boldly unconstitutional attempt in 2017 at capturing the South African Reserve Bank. This while commercial banks were shutting down Gupta-related accounts and the SA Reserve Bank fined the Bank of Baroda for doing busines...