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The public protector had not explained why giving Minister Gugile Nkwinti a bit more time to respond to allegations against him would prejudice her process, the high court heard on Monday.

The water and sanitation minister was making argument after he urgently approached the Pretoria high court on Friday night, after the court’s operating hours. Court papers were exchanged over the weekend and argument was heard on Monday morning by Judge Cassim Sardiwalla.

After an investigation, a draft Deloitte report in 2016 implicated Nkwinti, along with other officials, and suggested he be charged under the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act. But the final Deloitte report contained no adverse findings against the minister. Both these opportunities had been denied, said Van Graan. He said Nkwinti had given good reasons for needing an extension - including that it was election time, he had diary pressures and he needed to access historical documents. He had also given specific dates on which he was free to meet the public protector. She never even officially responded to his requests, he said, until the same day the report was issued.

 

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