Parliament says Mandela Day is time for nation to reflect on his values iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
At its most basic, the Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane overstepped her powers in investigating the CR17 campaign for the ANC presidency and that President Cyril Ramaphosa did not wilfully mislead Parliament on 6 November 2019 in his response to an opposition question over a R500,000 donation from Bosasa, now Africa Global Operations.
The Public Protector may only investigate breaches in terms of the Executive Ethics Act and the Executive Ethics Code and then only to the extent of the complaint. Money laundering was not within the scope of the Public Protector’s powers.
But the devil, as always, is in the detail.
Busisiwe Mkhwebane impeachment committee reconstituted iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise's legal counsel has questioned whether Democracy in Action represents the public interest in its application to have Parliament's rules for the impeachment of the head of a Chapter 9 institution scrapped.