PHUTI MOSOMANE
SUSPENDED Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is set to face a Parliamentary enquiry into her fitness to hold in Cape Town next Tuesday after going on sick leave this week.
The ongoing Committee for Section 194 Enquiry had to postpone its hearings for a week after it received a sick note from Mkhwebane, indicating that she has been booked off until next Monday.
Speaking at the committee meeting on Thursday, chairperson Qubudile Dyantyi confirmed that Mkhwebane will appear before the committee next Tuesday.
“The committee has lost a further three days of hearings – today, tomorrow and Monday. The committee’s draft programme will therefore now have to be amended to accommodate the days missed. Furthermore, committee Members will have to sacrifice their constituency period early next month in order to prioritise the committee hearings,” said Dyantyi.
Dyantyi also confirmed that Mkhwebane’s legal representation will only be funded by the
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