Busisiwe Mkhwebane will appear in court on Thursday morning on a charge of perjury.
The Public Protector has found Bredell had indeed breached the Executive Ethics Code when he wrote to the acting mayor of George.
Busisiwe Mkhwebane has been under mounting criticism after losing a number of cases, with many findings taken on review.
This year marks the real turning point in her controversial tenure as one of the country’s top corruption busters.
Mkhwebane found former Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba made irregular appointments in the city including that of the executive head of housing and former Joburg chief of Metro Police David Tembe.
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has had numerous bruising court defeats that overturned several of her reports and recommendations, which has led to Parliament starting a process to investigate whether she is fit to hold office.
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is due to appear in court on 21 January 2021 on three counts of perjury.
She is joined by the deputy Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka on Monday in Pretoria.
The high court in Pretoria overturned Busisiwe Mkhwebane's report into the approval of an early retirement of former Sars deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay.
This has dealt another blow to the beleaguered Public Protector.
The complaint was made by Accountability Now back in 2017 and the National Prosecuting Authority has now confirmed that Mkhwebane has been served with summons.
This follows a perjury complaint by Accountability Now director Paul Hoffman.
The ruling followed a High Court ruling against her in March in Pretoria, declaring that taxpayer information was confidential.
On Monday, the Pretoria High Court set aside Mkhwebane's report into the unit.
This was yet another blow for Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane in legal battles focusing on the so-called South African Revenue Service (Sars) ‘rogue’ unit report.
The court has also issued a punitive costs order against Busisiwe Mkwebane and described her conduct in the matter as "egregious".
Mkhwebane had tried to challenge an October ruling which dismissed her application for an interim order to stop National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise from pressing ahead with a motion for her removal.
This was during their submissions on Thursday at the Constitutional Court as the matter over the CR17 campaign fundraising continues.
