NEWS ANALYSIS: Common sense forestalls action against Pravin Gordhan
The public protect's stance 'demonstrates her lack of understanding of the law and of her mandate'
02 July 2019 - 05:09
Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of doing exactly what the Constitutional Court found his predecessor Jacob Zuma guilty of — failing to uphold the constitution.
Zuma failed to act on then public protector Thuli Madonsela’s order that he repay part of the millions of rands in state money spent on non-security upgrades to his Nkandla home, without challenging that report in court.
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