Riyaz Patel
The Public Protector has suffered another legal blow after the Gauteng High Court ruled Busisiwe Mkhwebane responsible for some of the legal costs in her personal capacity in the Vrede dairy farm matter.
Judge Ronel Tolmay ordered Thursday that the Public Protector’s Office (PPO) must pay 85% of the costs of Democratic Alliance (DA).
The PPO must also pay 85% of the costs of Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (Casac).
Mkhwebane has to pay 7.5% out of her own pocket.
Mkhwebane’s spokesperson Oupa Segalwe said she will appeal the High Court ruling.
This ruling comes three weeks after the Constitutional Court confirmed a personal costs order against Mkhwebane for her handling of the Absa/Bankorp bailout investigation.
In a damning judgment, Tolmay said the Public Protector failed the people of the country in the way she dealt with her investigation in the Estina
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