EFF, ATM and UDM Unite in their Rejection of the Mkhwebane’s Section 194 Enquiry Report

Johnathan Paoli

The EFF, the ATM and the UDM on Thursday declared their joint condemnation of the Section 194 Enquiry’s final report which recommends the removal of Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane from office based on alleged incompetence and misconduct.

The Section 194 Enquiry committee yesterday adopted its final report after a process of 14 months of commencing hearings, in which it recommended to the National Assembly (NA) that Advocate Mkhwebane be removed, based on numerous findings of serious misconduct and incompetence. 

The committee was established by the NA on 16 March 2021 to conduct a constitutional inquiry into the Public Protector’s fitness to hold office and was expected to provide the NA with a report by the end of April 2023.

The charges included allegations of misconduct with respect to a report involving the South African Reserve Bank and ABSA Bank, misconduct in the investigation and reporting of the Vrede Dairy