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Public Protector Turns Up The Heat On Ramaphosa

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  • Ramaphosa & Public Protector (PP) Mkhwebane square off in court as PP attempts to add pressure on Ramaphosa over the CR17 campaign funding issue for which he faces a vote of no confidence next week (highly unlikely to be impactful).
  • Timing of the PP's pushback against Ramaphosa is interesting as pressure on Ace Magashule increases.
  • PP is known to be part of the Magashule faction, and has been a persistent impediment to Ramaphosa's reform agenda as constant court distractions mar his corruption pushback's public image
  • Western Cape Govt to discuss local lockdown restrictions today following a surge in cases and warnings from hospitals regarding capacity if things continue to escalate - businessTech.
  • Hard lockdowns have been downplayed by most officials, so measures will most likely be monitoring-based
  • Union BEMAWU's urgent court application to stop SABC's retrenchments will be announced today ahead of next Tuesday's parliamentary hearing - SABCnews
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com

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