Ramaphosa may not be empowered to discipline Gordhan, lawyer tells court

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GordhanvsPublicProtector | Ramaphosa may not be empowered to discipline Gordhan, lawyer tells court

President Cyril Ramaphosa's counsel was in court on Tuesday to support a bid by Pravin Gordhan to suspend public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's remedial actions against him.President Cyril Ramaphosa said remedial action proposed by the public protector that he take disciplinary action against public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan should happen only after a review application by Gordhan is complete.

The president's counsel, Matthew Chaskalson, was in the Pretoria high court on Tuesday to support a bid by Gordhan to suspend Busisiwe Mkhwebane's remedial action outlined in her report on the SA Revenue Service "rogue unit" - pending a judicial review of that report. Mkhwebane found, in a report earlier this month, that the establishment of the unit, approved by Gordhan when he was finance minister, was in violation of the constitution.

Chaskalson told judge Sulet Potterill that the attitude of the president was that he should be involved in the matter following the adjudication of the dispute between Gordhan and Mkhwebane.

 

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Why does the EFF TV STATION ie Enca... give an idiot like Malema.... with no legal background... so much time

Kanti who's in charge? Jamnadas is really untouchable

Hebaan, so Pravin is the boss? fok

Nonsense, who appointed him. Thuli recommended that Zuma discipline Thulas and he actioned that.

The way media potrays Ramaphosa and Jamnanda as holy saints, the day court find them wanting.. media will say Judiciary has push back agenda against state capture for sure.

So the president does not understand his constitutional powers to include disciple? Wide and unfeterred as they are?

While this is all over the news ANC remain silent

AlkebulanThe What a joke , he is employed by him mos how so😂😂😂😂

He's right! In this fong kong fantasy republic, rainbow best demonic constitution ntoni ntoni nonsense of the country he's the President but in reality(WMC shadow government) the devilish cow PravinGordhan is he's boss

Gordhan holding Ramaphosa by Jamnandas

Is Ramaphosa still alive or just a Zombie?

Someone did say that perhaps the ANC has elected it's weakest president ever.

READ before you TWEET!

Nonsense! How can the president not be empowered to discipline ministers when he has power to hire and fire them?

Thats bullshit. Zuma fired that man without any problems

Cyril “Cupcake” Ramaphosa might seem ok, but deep down he wants jamnadas gone! GordhanvsPublicProtector

maths00001 The correct comedial action was supposed to be recommend for remove not to despline..

maths00001 The president is only having powers to a appoint and remove.. desplinary is not always resulting into removal..

Well if he can't then the PP must write to Rupert to discipline both the president and Jamanadas

Bullshit

So it means South Africa 'll never have a Good governance the legal frameworks 'll always give full protection to stakeholders no need for a president cos he can't lead anything

Eh! Haii guys we are doomed... Bye bye Mzansi

It’s rather ; Ramaposa is weak to discipline Jamnandas!!

Jamnadas Paraffin Gordhan is more powerful than our current president because he has the support of those who can flatten the Rand

Yep, No surprises there. The cabal is in charge.

So your boss cannot discipline you? Nice. So we can all f*k up at work and reference his case at CCMA?

Tjebaaaaaaaan!

Bona...Gordhan Bra yaka...vaya.

Noted, then he must never discipline any Black minister in future before the intervention of the court. He must never.

This Jamnadas needs a Jacob Zuma to discipline him, such a weakass president Ramaphosa is

is that why Zuma just fired ministers and not disciplined them. maybe firing a minister is a form of discipline,lol.

Very strange employment, employer unable to discipline an employee

Does Jamnandas give him the orders?

So Jamnadas had more power over Cyril, that means south afrika is run by a settler yooooo

Aibo kanti who is the boss between PG and CR17?

Someone skipped Constitutional law class

Of course how can he discipline his boss😂😂😂😂😂😂

😂😂😂 then jamnada must discipline Ramphosa since his not the president

NemuT_V nonsense

Only Johan Rupert can do that 😂😂😂

Why am I not not surprised 😂😂. We've been saying that Ramaphosa has no power over Jamnandas

Not one of the commentators has read the article, pretty revealing. Disciplinary action is a labour law concept. A minister is not an employee.

Who is he by the way?

Kanti uqeshwe ngubani uJamnadas?

So it's true Ramaphosa in a puppet.

Consequences of having ball less being as a President.

Is this a joke?

Then we don’t need him as a president

Of course we know that. He's his boss...

He can the thing is he doesn't want to.

WHO IS KE? Who?

He's scared of Rupert

Wtf

Mxm this Jamnadas guy is untouchable.Even media is so on his side. Wording CyrilAnUnderdog RSAfictitiousCountry it is ran by those who have powers to control our government. There's no South Africa on earth!!!

Joke

Pure lies, our presidebt loves pravin and he is not willing. to discipline him

In other terms you're saying he has no voice in his own presidency. He useless!

What kind of a Pres is this

Nonsense!!!

Unprofessionalism

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