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Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane was confident that she had the upper hand in her high court application to interdict National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise from proceeding with the motion to remove her from office – but it was not to be.

Judge Vincent Saldanha, of the Western Cape High Court, said on Friday that Mkhwebane had failed to meet any of the requirements for the interim interdict, removing any doubts that the process to impeach Mkhwebane could be temporarily halted pending finalisation of the second part of her court application dealing with the lawfulness of the rules enabling Parliament to look into her fitness to hold office.

The DA, which applied for the motion against Mkhwebane, had proclaimed that she failed to act independently in the Absa/Bankorp lifeboat investigation, did not properly interrogate damning evidence against powerful politicians in the Vrede dairy farm matter and played into the ANC’s factional politics by investigating the so-called SA Revenue Service rogue unit case against Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and others.

“A court should not lightly interfere with such processes unless an applicant has demonstrated exceptional circumstances which in my view the applicant has failed to do.” Mkhwebane argued that the process was unfair as she had not been given an opportunity to state her side of the story.

 

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RET deployees lives & careers are being destroyed. How do professionals with impeccable qualifications end up destroying their lives for a purpose which has benefited one man plus an Indian family which got Billions from projects by paying them with backpackers full of notes?

It's so boring to be reading about CR17 sealed documents, each time there's a malfeasance by anyone,we are reminded of the documents, some presidents are world famous for corruption only, nothing else, leave Silili alone,asebenze,abambe amasela 😜

There have been presidents before Silili,did they ever disclosed their donors,or it must start with him, surely you don't have dirt on him, some got to Union Buildings with clouds hanging over their heads, today they have no imperfections, they are saints, give us a break 🙄🙄🙄

Too little, too late The irreparable damage is done The office of PublicProtector is a joke A bad joke

And the next one will follow suit

JvanLogg Good. Let’s get this ball rolling.

I don't know about giving a Nod 🤔

Until Ramaposa unseal the documents

And you expect PP to win against the corrupt judiciary

mcim these courts are puppets

She will never win under the captured judiciary. UNSEAL CR 17 BANK STATEMENTS NOW

Its hard not to be politically tainted in this country but she should have tried, she probably would have done a better her defense sounds emotional and unsubstantiated,overall unbecoming.

It’s about time

The public protector must stop going to courts. The courts has taken a decision to rule against her

This public protector?¿?

She shouldn't wait for impeachment but must just humble resign from the office whilst still has a bit of her integrity left, provided there's any of it left already...

But the courts always rule against her🤷‍♂️

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