PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane with immediate effect pending the finalisation of the Parliamentary inquiry into her fitness to hold office.
The Presidency said in a statement that Mkhwebane will remain suspended until the Section 194 process in the National Assembly has been completed.
According to President, Section 194(3) (a) of the Constitution provides that the President may suspend the Public Protector, or any member of a Chapter 9 institution, “at any time after the start of proceedings by a committee of the National Assembly for [their] removal”.
“President Ramaphosa has fulfilled his obligation to provide Advocate Mkhwebane a fair hearing by according her sufficient time and opportunity to make submissions,” said the Presidency.
The Deputy Public Protector, Kholeka Gcaleka, is expected to act in Mkhwebane’s position.
“The absence of Advocate Mkhwebane from office will therefore not impede the progress of any investigations that are
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