Tito Mboweni takes on public protector in court over findings on Dondo Mogajane
The finance minister says Busisiwe Mkhwebane's findings against the Treasury's director-general are irrational and damaging to the Treasury
Finance minister Tito Mboweni has approached the high court in Pretoria to have the public protector's findings on the Treasury's director-general, Dondo Mogajane, and her remedial action set aside, describing it as irrational. Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane concluded in her report released in December that Mogajane's failure to disclose his criminal conviction when he applied for the position of director general in 2017 was dishonest, lacked integrity and was improper. The conviction related to an admission of guilt fine that Mogajane paid in relation to a traffic infraction - for driving over the speed limit - in 2011. In court papers, Mboweni argues that the findings and remedial action are irrational, alternatively unreasonable and "damaging" to the Treasury, which must be seen to execute its mandate with fit and proper leadership. "As a result of the report of the public protector irrationally concluding that the third respondent [Mogajane] was dishonest, the reputation an...
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