The Supreme Court of Appeal struck from the roll former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's appeal against the Western Cape High Court's dismissal of her application to remove the chairperson of the Section 194 Committee that handled her impeachment, and a DA MP who served on that committee.

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The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has struck former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's appeal application from the roll.

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'Self-evidently dead on arrival': SCA dismisses Mkhwebane's 'frivolous' appeal on Section 194

The Public Protector has slammed the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) for delays in investigating the 2022 prison escape of Thabo Bester from the Mangaung Correction Centre in Bloemfontein. The report by the Public Protector says the department did not do an “admirable” job, following the fire that occurred in Bester’s prison cell. It also reveals that it took almost six months for DCS to report the case as a case of ‘escape.’ This is d…

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The Public Protector found there was “undue delay” in the way the Department of Correctional Services handled the prison break of convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester. Bester escaped from the Mangaung Correctional Centre, a private maximum security prison, in May 2022, faking his death in a fire with the help of celebrity doctor Nandipha Magudumana and several prison officials. He and Magudumana were arrested in April 2023 and are currentl…

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