Newsletter| Other than what the courts have said, nothing else is presented to justify the conspirator, factionalist and idiot tags given to Busisiwe Mkhwebane. The Public Protector’s investigation has probably opened a can of worms, writes Modidima Mannya
Author George Orwell’s Animal Farm remains a constant reminder of how inequality manifests in many different ways in our society.
Ordinarily, the Public Protector must focus effort on the man and woman who would otherwise not have the resources to challenge the mighty and powerful cloaked in state power. Why should an employee who wants to retire early apply for full benefits when she/he is not required in law to apply and why would a minister grant such an approval?The Constitutional Court has repeatedly answered this question in the negative, as it holds that such conduct is against the principle of legality.
The Public Protector’s investigation, outside of her alleged incompetence, has probably opened a can of worms. Not that this is a valid defence if indeed the Public Protector is incompetent. It simply explains the gravity of the national confusion caused by years of impunity and a collapsed mechanism of accountability.
We come from an era where this country almost collapsed because the trustee in chief betrayed our trust.
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