PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Friday that he will consider Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s representations after he had asked her in March to provide him with reasons why he should not suspend her.
Ramaphosa received Mkhwebane’s representations on Thursday.
“The Public Protector has complied with the agreed deadline of May 26 and the President will now give due consideration to the submission,” said the Presidency in a statement.
“The President made this request to the Public Protector in March 2022 following confirmation from the Speaker of the National Assembly that the Section 194 Committee had resolved to continue with its consideration of the motion for the removal of the Public Protector.”
Parliament is pushing through with Mkhwebane’s impeachment proceedings, opening the way for Ramaphosa to suspend her.
Earlier this year, the Constitutional Court effectively gave the Section 194 Committee, which handles the proceedings, the green light to continue with the
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