The Public Protector in South Africa is one of six independent state institutions set up by the country's Constitution to support and defend democracy.
Alide Dasnois is a South African journalist and newspaper editor.
Tina Monica Joemat-Pettersson was a South African politician who served as the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police from July 2019 until her death in June 2023. A member of the African National Congress,Joemat-Petterson had previously served as the Minister of Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries from 2009 until 2014 and as the Minister of Energy from May 2014 until March 2017 under President Jacob Zuma.
The Electoral Commission of South Africa is South Africa's election management body,an independent organisation established under chapter nine of the Constitution. It conducts elections to the National Assembly,provincial legislatures and municipal councils.
Sicelo Shiceka was a South African politician who served as Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs from May 2009 until his death in April 2012. Before that,he was the Minister of Provincial and Local Government from September 2008 and May 2009. Throughout his service in the cabinet,he represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly.
General elections were held in South Africa on 7 May 2014,to elect a new National Assembly and new provincial legislatures in each province. It was the fifth election held in South Africa under conditions of universal adult suffrage since the end of the apartheid era in 1994,and also the first held since the death of Nelson Mandela. It was also the first time that South African expatriates were allowed to vote in a South African national election.
Thulisile Nomkhosi "Thuli" Madonsela is a South African advocate and professor of law,holding a chair in social justice at Stellenbosch University since January 2018. She served as the Public Protector of South Africa from 19 October 2009 to 14 October 2016. In 1996,she helped draft the final constitution of South Africa promulgated by then-President Nelson Mandela.
The private residence of former South African President Jacob Zuma is situated about 24 km (15 mi) south of the rural town of Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal and is commonly referred to as the Nkandla homestead. During Zuma's presidency,the homestead was the subject of a major public controversy,sometimes referred to as Nkandlagate,concerning what were ostensibly security upgrades to Zuma's compound,at a cost of over R246 million. The use of public funds to make these improvements received significant media coverage and political opposition.
Hlaudi Motsoeneng is the leader of African Content Movement (ACM) who served as the acting Chief operating officer of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) from 2011 to 2013. Motsoeneng was removed from his position as Chief operating officer after it had been found that he lied about his qualifications. After being removed as acting Chief operating officer it was announced that Motsoeneng would move back to his previous position as Group Executive Editor of Provinces and Corporate Affairs of the SABC. In December 2016,the Western Cape High Court ruled that Motsoeneng's appointment as Group Executive was illegal and that he was "not entitled to occupy any position at the SABC". In June 2022 the state capture commission proposed criminal investigations into possible contraventions of the Public Finance Management Act when group CEO Lulama Mokhobo and COO Motsoeneng concluded an SABC agreement with the Gupta owned TNA newspaper. In July 2022 the High Court dismissed Motsoeneng's bid to appeal the repayment,with interest,of R11.5 million obtained unlawfully when the SABC concluded a deal with MultiChoice.
Pinky Sharon Kekana is a South African politician from Limpopo who is currently the Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration. A member of the African National Congress (ANC),she has served in the National Assembly of South Africa since May 2014 and in the national executive since February 2018.
John Harold Jeffery has been the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development in South Africa since 2013. He was appointed by President Jacob Zuma in a cabinet reshuffle on 9 July 2013,and has remained in the post throughout the tenure of current President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture,Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State,better known as the Zondo Commission or State Capture Commission,was a public inquiry established in January 2018 by former President Jacob Zuma to investigate allegations of state capture,corruption,and fraud in the public sector in South Africa.
Pemmy Castelina Pamela Majodina is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape. A member of the African National Congress (ANC),she has been the Minister of Water and Sanitation since July 2024. Between May 2019 and June 2024,she was the Chief Whip of the Majority Party in the National Assembly of South Africa.
Dina Deliwe Pule is a South African politician who represents the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly of South Africa. She has been the Deputy Secretary-General of the ANC Women's League since July 2023. Before that,she was Minister of Communications under President Jacob Zuma from October 2011 to July 2013.
Anna Tandi Moraka,commonly known as Thandi Moraka,is a South African politician from Limpopo. A member of the African National Congress (ANC),she has been the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation since July 2024. She joined the National Assembly of South Africa in the 2024 general election.
Maggie Margaret Maunye is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1996 to 2014,serving the Gauteng constituency. She chaired the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs from 2011 to 2014.
Raenette Taljaard,also known as Raenette Gottardo,is a South African academic and former politician. She represented the Democratic Party (DP) and Democratic Alliance (DA) in the National Assembly from June 1999 until her resignation at the end of 2004. She later served stints as director of the Helen Suzman Foundation and as a member of the Electoral Commission of South Africa.
Jonas Ben Sibanyoni is a South African lawyer and politician who has served as a part-time member of the South African Human Rights Commission since January 2017. Before that,he represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2004 to 2014,excepting a brief hiatus in mid-2009.
Sharise Erica Weiner is a South African judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal. Before her appointment to the Supreme Court in December 2022,she was a judge of the South Gauteng High Court from 2011 to 2022. She was admitted as an advocate in 1978 and gained silk status in 1995.
Matshela Moses Koko is a South African engineer and business executive. He is best known for his tenure as a senior executive at Eskom between 2014 and 2018. During that time,he was Eskom's acting chief executive officer from 2016 to 2017. The Zondo Commission implicated him in the Gupta family's capture of Eskom.
