‘Only God can remove me’ says defiant Mkhwebane

Charles Molele

Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane has given under-fire public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane 48 hours to release her report into President Cyril Ramaphosa’s alleged R500 000 ‘bribe’ by Bosasa CEO Gavin Watson.

Maimane said its immediate release “will leave no room for further leaks and speculation, and allow the public and Parliament to hold the president to account for his actions.”

“It is high time that presidents and their families’ who mislead Parliament are treated as equal before and held to account to the fullest might of the law,” the DA leader said in a statement Monday.

Maimane added that “the nature and extent of the relationship between the Ramaphosa’s and Bosasa run much deeper than initially thought.”

The South African Communist Party (SACP) said Monday meanwhile, that parliament should hold an inquiry into whether