Social justice, democracy and good governance in South Africa

Interview with Tällberg Foundation Global Leader 2016 Thuli Madonsela, former Public Protector of South Africa, South Africa.

Thuli Nomkhosi Madonsela is the former Public Protector of South Africa and Chairperson of the African Ombudsman Research Centre in Durban, South Africa. Since Advocate Madonsela took office, the Public Protector as a constitutional institution has tackled tough questions on administrative law and justice, good governance and executive ethics. She is also one of the drafters of South Africa’s post-apartheid Constitution. Thuli has spoken truth to power under extraordinary conditions where the powerful apparatus of the State as well as the governing party have attempted to undermine the rule of law. Advocate Madonsela’s investigation into what is known as the Nkandla scandal won a groundbreaking victory in the Constitutional Court, which held the President accountable for paying back the taxpayer money he spent on upgrading his personal home.

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