Riyaz Patel
Under-siege Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane needs to be protected from her detractors, ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) President Bathabile Dlamini said Friday.
“This other one must be protected too… she must be protected.“
ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) President Bathabile Dlamini
“What’s sad is when people become personal and attack the persona of Mkhwebane, and we cannot hide our heads in the sand and keep quiet. This is wrong and it has happened to many other women before… it happened to [former police commissioner] Riah Phiyega and we kept quiet,” she said during an interview on SAFM.
Dlamini, who is also a member of the ANC National Executive Committee (NEC), mentioned other women such as former water affairs minister Nomvula Mokonyane and National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise whom she said were constantly under attack.
“They have been treated unfairly. Comrade Modise is being taken to court by Afriforum… the same Afriforum that is supporting some of our comrades. We
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