Public protector is no Mother Teresa

THE public protector (PP) claims Ramaphosa lied under oath, but she was found to be lying by the highest courts.

What action is going to be taken against her? She is playing victim, accusing the courts of being unfair towards her. Why don’t we ask all political parties and politicians to declare who funded their campaigns? Why is the president being singled out?

Many donors do not want to be identified because they fear being compromised or victimised. At least that has been the rationale for keeping funders of political parties a secret.

Does the PP have video evidence that the president knew who his funders were? She is working on speculation and conjecture. A funder can promise him money, but if the president did not look at the balance sheet, how would he know who contributed to his campaign?

If the courts couldn’t prove that Clinton had sex with Monica Lewensky, I wonder how our courts are going to prove the president knew who his funders were.

The PP is making this a major issue to sidetrack attention from her numerous botch-ups.

She has failed, on several occasions, to give the individuals that she has investigated the reports that she used to base her recommendations.

This is a gross violation of her duties and the rights of the individuals being investigated.

There is ample evidence for her to be struck off the roll. The PP knows this, so she is trying to adopt Zuma’s scorched earth policy: if she goes down, she will take the country down with her.

She is not dealing with corruption as she should, but seems to be embroiled in factional battles of the ANC. Our country is in dire straits. We have bigger issues to deal with.

The EFF is on her side because they are very close to being investigated for the VBS scandal.

Let’s not fall into her trap by believing that she is the Mother Teresa she is making herself out to be. Our rand is at an all-time low, so our debt repayments will go up.

We should call for the PP’s removal like we did with Zuma if she doesn’t fall on her own sword. ELLAPEN RAPITI | Cape Town