OPINION | ConCourt justices’ silence on Mkhwebane’s SMS probe is confounding

The new evidence to support the public protector’s suggestion of a leak is at best flimsy, at worst speculative conjecture

01 June 2022 - 19:58 By FRANNY RABKIN

In the face of increasingly strident language from public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane about the infamous SMS from Ismail Abramjee, the justices of the Constitutional Court have maintained a stony silence — despite a promise from chief justice Raymond Zondo to investigate and inform the public of the outcome...

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