WATCH LIVE: Ramaphosa vs Mkhwebane over Gordhan

The president is applying for an interdict, which would stop him from having to discipline Pravin Gordhan for allowing Ivan Pillay's early retirement.

South Africa – Pretoria – 21 July 2019 – President Cyril Ramaphosa briefs the media on the Public Protector’s report on the allegations that he violated the Executive Ethics Code at the Union Buildings. Picture: Bongani Shilubane/African News Agency (ANA)

Watch the president square off against the public protector live here, courtesy of eNCA.