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Disclose your donors, Mkhwebane urged

Un­known donors: Pub­lic pro­tec­tor Bu­sisiwe Mkhwe­bane was or­dered by the Con­sti­tu­tional Court to pay a R260,000 per­sonal costs or­der, and the money was raised through crowd­fund­ing by an or­gan­i­sa­tion called Democ­racy in Ac­tion.
Un­known donors: Pub­lic pro­tec­tor Bu­sisiwe Mkhwe­bane was or­dered by the Con­sti­tu­tional Court to pay a R260,000 per­sonal costs or­der, and the money was raised through crowd­fund­ing by an or­gan­i­sa­tion called Democ­racy in Ac­tion.
/An­to­nio Muchave /Sowe­tan

Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has insisted that those who funded President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ANC election campaign would almost certainly expect favours in return from him — and argued that this is why Ramaphosa should be forced to disclose their identities. But now, after disclosing that “members of the public” paid the R260,000 personal costs order granted against her, will she subject her own donors to the same level of transparency that she demanded of Ramaphosa?

Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has insisted that those who funded President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ANC election campaign would almost certainly expect favours in return from him — and ar...