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Public Protector Risks Being Struck from Roll of Advocates; SAA In Need Of More Cash

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  • Public Protector at risk of being struck from the roll of advocates following SARS Rogue Unit case being thrown out.
  • The Legal Practice Council is tasked with the decision and has been mulling complaints vs the PP since 2019 - News24
  • Administrators calculate SAA will need R2.2bn to cover employees' 3-month severance packages.
  • R1.5bn of the R10.5bn allocation has been transferred at the start of the month, but is illegal on three separate issues.
  • Unions have rejected Govt's initial offers and it seems the issue will become more complex and expensive for Govt
  • This leads to a need for more bailouts (additional R3-4bn overshoot already forecast) - BusinessTech
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