PP’s impeachment hearing clocking up close to R100m in taxpayers’ money: Mpofu

Senior manager for legal services in the PP’s office Neels van der Merwe reveals inordinate amount of money was spent on some cases

10 November 2022 - 19:23 By TANIA BROUGHTON

In spending R147m on legal fees to pursue “certain cases”, suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane had compromised the constitutional mandate and the operations of her office...

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