The outcome of the legal battle between Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has the potential to unsettle the renewal project that has characterised President Ramaphosa’s administration thus far.
— his handling of the report on Gordhan can be used against him once she releases her report on the R500 000 donation to his campaign for the ANC presidency by dodgy services company Bosasa. She has already served Ramaphosa with a section 7 notice, indicating that he is implicated in the probe.
The court battle with Gordhan will also have political implications for Mkhwebane. He bluntly accused her in his affidavit of having an ulterior motive. “It appears that the public protector, whether wittingly or unwittingly, has permitted her office and its extensive powers to be weaponised in this political war against ‘unity and renewal’,” he said.
In the end, Mkhwebane’s fate will rest with the majority party, the ANC, but its parliamentary caucus is divided between those who support Ramaphosa and the group aligned to Magashule, though some senior leaders are known to be keen to see the back of the public protector. Mkhwebane continues to display conviction and confidence, despite Gordhan’s blistering critique of her report, but it will now be up to the courts to decide. Yet another adverse finding against her may not be enough to remove Mkhwebane. That decision may well hinge on a political decision by the governing party.
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