“President Ramaphosa should be investigated like any other criminal suspect,” says Rabkin, as she enlightens us on the legal aspects of the report and others inquiring about the robbery at the president’s farm.
Vilakazi gives a political assessment questioning how Ramaphosa has not been found guilty.
The discussion concludes with the panel inspecting retired arms deal inquiry judges Willie Seriti and Hendricks Musi’s predicament as they challenge the constitutionality of the Judicial Service Act.
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PODCAST | Did the public protector really clear Ramaphosa over Phala Phala? And should retired judges be held to account for previous decisions?
This week on Politics Weekly we reflect on the public protector’s leaked preliminary report, which seems to have exonerated President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala scandal. We also look at the public accountability of our judges, and why it seems to take so long to bring them to book when they stray.
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Joining us for this episode of Politics Weekly are Franny Rabkin, Sunday Times legal correspondent, and Dr Fikile Vilakazi, who teaches politics at the University of the Western Cape.
The long-awaited public protector report on Phala Phala has largely cleared Ramaphosa, while heaping most of the blame for the debacle on his head of protection services, Maj-Gen Wally Rhoode. The panel discusses the report and other agencies looking into the Farmgate saga.
“President Ramaphosa should be investigated like any other criminal suspect,” says Rabkin, as she enlightens us on the legal aspects of the report and others inquiring about the robbery at the president’s farm.
Vilakazi gives a political assessment questioning how Ramaphosa has not been found guilty.
The discussion concludes with the panel inspecting retired arms deal inquiry judges Willie Seriti and Hendricks Musi’s predicament as they challenge the constitutionality of the Judicial Service Act.
For more episodes, click here.
Subscribe for free episodes: iono.fm | Spotify | Apple Podcast | Pocket Casts | Player.fm
The podcast is hosted by Sunday Times deputy editor Mike Siluma and produced by Bulelani Nonyukela.
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