The Citizen | Bernadette Wicks | 13 May 2021

Tito Mboweni contends that appointments to statutory or public institutions do not always have to follow a public process.

Open Secrets and the Unpaid Benefits Campaign is set to square off against Finance Minister Tito Mboweni in the High Court in Pretoria today, over how the Financial Services Conduct Authority’s (FSCA) head honchos are appointed.

The financial sector watchdog was launched in April 2018 – and last September, National Treasury finally began the process of appointing a commissioner and four deputies to head it.