The Constitutional Court found that Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane had changed the wording of the Executive Ethics Code.
She concluded that President Cyril Ramaphosa purposely misled the legislature.
The ConCourt dismissed the PP’s appeal regarding a judgement at the PretoriaHigh Court.
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In March last year, Mkhwebane’s report was set aside.
The report found that the president misled Parliament in terms of funding the CR17 campaign.
The Constitution and Public Protector Act do not allow for Mkhwebane to probe the private affairs of political parties.
Busisiwe Mkhwebane changed the words of the Executive Ethics Code by saying that President Ramaphosa misled Parliament, according to the ConCourt. Image: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg and Simon DawsonSource: Getty Images
Thecourtalso ruled that Ramaphosa did not mislead Parliament about a R500 000 donation from Bosasa CEO Gavin Watson.
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Source: Briefly News
Reeshni ChettyReeshni Chetty is a senior current affairs reporter.
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