LISTEN: Court rules in favour of Ramaphosa against Public Protector
The Public Protector has received another blow in the courts, with another ruling going against her today.
The North Gauteng High Court has granted President Cyril Ramaphosa an interdict suspending the remedial actions set out by Busisiwe Mkhwebane in her report on the SARS early retirement matter.
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In May, Mkhwebane found Minister Pravin Gordhan guilty of improper conduct for approving former SARS deputy boss Ivan Pillay's early retirement when he was Finance Minister.She had ordered Ramaphosa to take disciplinary action against Gordhan within 30 days of her report.
Ramaphosa's legal counsel argued in court that he wanted to wait for the outcome of the judicial review of the report before acting.
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Judge Letty Molope Sethosa handed down judgement a short while ago."The President is directed in accordance with the implementation plan to take appropriate disciplinary action against the Minister within 30 days from the date of the final determination of the Minister's review application," said Sethosa.
She has also ordered the Public Protector and the EFF, who have an interest in the matter, to pay costs.
Mkhwebane's order to pay costs comes just weeks after the Constitutional Court upheld a ruling that she personally pay close to a R1-million in legal fees in a mater where she squared off against the Reserve Bank.
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