Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's legal representative Dali Mpofu on Wednesday questioned Parliament’s appointment of an independent panel, including a judge, to decide on her impeachment.
These are some of the responses from National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise and President Cyril Ramaphosa to Mkhwebane in her court battle to have Parliament's rules to remove her declared invalid.
Part B of Pupblic Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fight to stop an inquiry into her fitness to hold office started on Monday in the Western Cape Hight Court and was expected to continue until Friday.
It relates to a decision in Parliament to allow a motion for an impeachment inquiry into Mkhwebane to proceed.
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane told 702’s Clement Manyathela that she was willing to subject herself to the impeachment process but that it must be a proper legal process and in compliance with the country’s Constitution.
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane made a brief appearance in the Pretoria Magistrates Court on Thursday morning where the NPA requested more time to deliberate over the merit of her representations seeking the three counts of perjury she’s facing to be quashed.
The party’s top six instructed its Members of Parliament (MPs) to vote in favour of a parliamentary motion brought forward by the Democratic Alliance (DA) to launch an inquiry into Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office.
African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule described the party voting along with the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Parliament as 'funny things' happenings in the party.
In the National Assembly, the ANC has 230 seats, but only 168 were present for the vote to establish an inquiry into Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
The High Court in Pretoria has wrapped up day one of an application brought forward by Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema for the unsealing of the CR17 bank statements.
The National Assembly had been asked to decide if it would adopt the report of the independent panel which found that Mkhwebane had a case to answer.
MPs have been debating whether or not Parliament should launch a full inquiry into the Public Protector’s fitness to hold office as recommended by an independent panel.
Members of Parliament are debating a motion for an inquiry into Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office.
Insiders have told Eyewitness News that party chair Gwede Mantashe and Treasurer-General Paul Mashatile made an announcement and they refused to take questions.
Fikile Mbalula’s statement against ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has solicited insults from former Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Andile Lungisa, who has called the Transport minister a political prostitute.
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is facing three counts of perjury for lying in court in a legal review application of an Absa-Bankorp report about her meetings with former President Jacob Zuma.
The independent panel headed by retired Judge Bess Nkabinde recommended that a committee of the National Assembly investigates or launches an inquiry into Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
The report will be available next week Monday.
