President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane with immediate effect.
In a statement, the president says Mkhwebane will remain suspended until the Section 194 process to remove her in the National Assembly has been completed.
It says the President has fulfilled his obligation to provide Mkhwebane a fair hearing buy according her sufficient time and opportunity to make submissions which he has considered carefully.
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”.
— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) June 9, 2022
The statement says that due to the Deputy Public Protector empowered to act when the Public Protector is not able to perform her duties any investigations that are pending or underway should not be impeded.
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In April, Mkhwebane applied for an urgent High Court application to halt the Parliamentary impeachment proceedings against her.
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Mkhwebane wants the authorisation of the Section 194 committee to be declared unconstitutional and invalid and for Ramaphosa’s intention to suspend her, to be declared unconstitutional and invalid. – SABC
