Thuli Madonsela has no further role to play in report, says the Presidency
Former public protector Thuli Madonsela has "no further role to play" pertaining to the State of Capture report and "must step back and allow legal and constitutional processes to unfold unhindered". The Presidency on Friday said it was "concerned about continuing public statements by ... Madonsela on matters relating" to the probe that President Jacob Zuma had tried to interdict. "Her unwarranted public attacks on the president‚ as happened in Stellenbosch on Thursday‚ are unbecoming and are not helpful‚" it said in a statement. "It would be prudent‚ therefore‚ for the former public protector to step back and allow legal and constitutional processes to unfold unhindered." Madonsela has this week defended the release of an audio recording of the interview she conducted with Zuma while she compiled the report‚ and denied it was a leak as reported by Gupta-owned ANN7. In the edited video clip Madonsela said: "As a public protector‚ I made a decision that my interview with the presiden...
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