Mkhwebane not entitled to payout in wake of removal as Public Protector
Eyewitness News understands that in December, Busisiwe Mkhwebane made a claim for the gratuity payment after being fired.
FILE: Former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News
JOHANNESBURG - Disgraced former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is unlikely to see a cent of what’s understood to be an at least R10 million payment she is hoping to get following her removal from office in 2023.
President Cyril Ramaphosa removed her from heading the Chapter Nine institution after a recommendation by the National Assembly.
Eyewitness News understands that in December, Mkhwebane made a claim for the gratuity payment after being fired.
Mkhwebane has been fighting for the payout following her removal from office.
Eyewitness News understands that the Public Protector's office has found that she is not entitled to a gratuity payment in respect of both the Constitution and the Public Protector's Act.
Had Mkhwebane vacated office, she would have been entitled to her payout. However, the fact that she was removed renders her claim to a gratuity payment null and void.