Busisiwe Mkhwebane on her way to court yet again
Amid allegations of a witch-hunt, the timing of Mkhwebane’s report has also been questioned
Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is to defend another report in court as public enterprise minister Pravin Gordhan and former SA Revenue Service senior officials Ivan Pillay and Oupa Magashule lodge review applications. This follows the release of Mkhwebane’s report on the early pension payout made to Pillay during Gordhan’s tenure as finance minister and Magashule’s as Sars commissioner. The public protector found that Gordhan had acted improperly and has directed President Cyril Ramaphosa to take disciplinary action against Gordhan for violating the constitution when he approved the payout. In her remedial action, Mkhwebane also ordered that the Sars commissioner set in motion steps to recover the money paid as actuarial deficit or penalty on behalf of Pillay by the revenue service to the Government Employee Pension Fund. Gordhan, Pillay, and Magashule said they would immediately take the report on review in court. Mkhwebane has received criticism for her work and is facing an...
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