Kholeka Gcaleka

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Public Protector flags improper funding of 40,000 NSFAS students

Public Protector, Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka, says more than 40,000 students were improperly funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) across 76 institutions of higher learning. Gcaleka says only R2 billion of the R5.1 billion used to improperly fund the students has so far been recovered. She revealed this during a briefing where she provided an update on an ongoing systemic investigation into alleged maladministration and governance failures at […]

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Government may have failed to uphold food safety standards: Gcaleka

Public Protector, Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka, says government and its entities may have failed in their constitutional duty to protect consumers and uphold food safety standards, following a series of deaths linked to contaminated food products in recent years. Gcaleka briefed the media today on her office's ongoing investigations into food safety regulations and hygiene standards in the informal business sector, including spaza shops, hawkers and other food preparation premises. The […]

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Public Protector gives Lesufi five months to reclassify Crime Prevention Wardens as traffic officers

The Public Protector has found that the establishment and rollout of Gauteng’s Crime Prevention Wardens — widely known as AmaPanyaza — were unlawful and irregular, slamming the provincial government for breaching constitutional and legal procedures. In a damning report released on Wednesday, Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka criticised the Gauteng Department of Community Safety for proceeding without proper legal authority, saying the move violated the Constitution and several other laws. "The law […]

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