Mkhwebane Was Not Personally Involved In Raising R260,000 For Personal Cost Order

"Any person that needs information regarding the Public Protector's personal costs contribution which was done by many ordinary SAns can do so through us"

Public Protector Advocate Mkhwebane was not personally involved in raising funds for her Concort's personal cost order, Democracy In Action says.

This comes after journalist Karyn Maughan demanded that Mkhwebane makes public all names of the people who contributed towards her personal cost order settlement.

"Advocate Mkhwebane continues to argue Pres Ramaphosa directly benefited from CR17 campaign and must declare his donors. Now unknown donors have paid her legal bill and may well do so in the future - given she currently faces 3 personal costs orders. Should she disclose who they are?" asked Karyn on Twitter.

Adv Mkhwebane continues to argue Pres Ramaphosa directly benefited from CR17 campaign and must declare his donors.
Now unknown donors have paid her legal bill and may well do so in the future - given she currently faces 3 personal costs orders.
Should she disclose who they are? https://t.co/eDtxcpkDWl

— Karyn Maughan (@karynmaughan) May 21, 2020

Just hours after Karyn made her demands on Twitter, an organisation calling itself Democracy In Action responded with a tweet, calling for all those who need information regarding the Public Protector's personal costs contribution to contact it directly.

Any person that needs information regarding the Public Protector's personal costs contribution which was done by many ordinary SAns can do so through us; the PP was not personally involved in this project.

By: @democracyZA

— Democracy in Action (@democracyZA) May 21, 2020

 8 August 2019: Court rules in Ramaphosa's favour & slaps Mkhwebane with a personal cost order

On an urgent application that brought to the Concourt by President Ramaphosa to interdict Mkhwebane's remedial action Judge Lettie Molopa-Sethosa ruled in favour of the President and slapped Mkhebane with a personal cost order of R260,000.

18 October 2019: Mkhwebane warned Personal cost order sets dangerous precedence.

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane told Parliament that making her pay legal bill for the work she performed in his office had set dangerous precedent for her office. 

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane says making her foot legal bills has set a dangerous precedent. #Upfront Courtesy #DStv403 pic.twitter.com/iJZoXWKRaE

— eNCA (@eNCA) October 18, 2019

16 May 2020: Busisiwe Mkhwebane supporters raise R260,000 towards her personal costs order settlement. 

Advocate Mkhwebane revealed during her presentation to parliament’s justice and correctional services portfolio committee, that members of the public had raised R260,000 towards her personal cost order. Democracy In Action later confirmed in a tweet that the organisation was responsible for fundraising.

As directed by @ConCourtSA for @PublicProtector @AdvBMkhwebane to pay punitive cost @15%, the final cost was R 226 621.94 and the full amount was settled by @democracyZA THANK YOU to everyone who donated to defend the PP. We await 2 more punitive cost as directed by the courts.

— Democracy in Action (@democracyZA) May 16, 2020

It is not clear yet as to why Karyn has ignored public information about how Mkhebane's personal cost order funds were raised. 

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