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JUST IN: The constitutional court has dismissed Public Protector Busiswe Mkhwebane's application to appeal a high court ruling which said she has no powers to subpoena confidential taxpayer information

#PublicProtector Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga says Mkhwebane could have asked for the tax information she required from former President Jacob Zuma. He says Zuma did not mind handing over the details.

#PublicProtector Madlanga says SARS has the right to withhold confidential taxpayer information in the face of a subpoena by Mkhwebane.

#PublicProtector Madlanga is now dealing with the cost order the High Court imposed on Mkhwebane.

#PublicProtector Madlanga says the court has found that the High Court erred when it imposed a personal cost order on Mkhwebane.

#PublicProtector Madlanga says he would ordinary stop here but the ConCourt has seen a trend of imposing personal cost orders against Mkhwebane by the High Court.

#PublicProtector Madlanga says ConCourt has received at least four matters that have imposed personal cost orders against the PP.

#PublicProtector Mandlanga says out of the four Concourt only sanctioned a personal court order in one. He says courts must be weary of thinking that the PP is a candidate for personal court orders, he says weakening that office will weaken the constitution.