Charles Molele
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has ordered President Cyril Ramaphosa to act against minister of public enterprises Pravin Gordhan for violating the Constitution.
Mkhwebane found Gordhan guilty of ‘improper conduct’ pertaining to his approval of former deputy SA Revenue Services Commissioner Ivan Pillay’s early retirement and his pay-out.
Addressing a media briefing in Pretoria, Mkhwebane said Gordhan “irregularly approved early retirement of Pillay with full retirement benefits and his subsequent retention at SARS as substantiated”.
She instructed Ramaphosa to act against Gordhan for violating the Constitution.
“The president of the Republic of South Africa should take note of the findings in this report in so far as they related to the erstwhile Minister of Finance, Mr Gordhan, and to take appropriate disciplinary action against him for violating the constitution,” said Mkhwebane.
In her judgment, Mkhwebane argues that Pillay was not entitled to the retirement benefits.
“Mr Pillay was not entitled to
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