Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane made her second appearance on perjury charges at the Pretoria Magistrates Court on 25 March 2021. #PublicProtector #BusisiweMkhwebane
She made a brief appearance before the Pretoria Magistrate Court on Thursday morning where the NPA asked for more time to deliberate on representations she made in January to have the charges withdrawn.
This will be Mkhwebane's second appearance on three counts of lying under oath.
The decision opens the way for the first-ever impeachment process of a head of chapter 9 institution.
Members of Parliament have voted in favour of an inquiry into Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office. #PublicProtector #Mkhwebane #Parliament
Eyewitness News understands the ANC’s national chairperson Gwede Mantashe is expected to hold a virtual meeting with the caucus.
The National Assembly will consider a report by an independent panel, which found there is prima facie evidence that Mkhwebane committed misconduct or is incompetent.
Finding a two-thirds majority will be tough to achieve with all the political factions' battles, writes Judith February.
The House will on Tuesday consider the report of the independent panel that was appointed to decide whether Mkhwebane had a case to answer.
Busisiwe Mkhwebane's office confirmed on Monday night that she's laid a formal complaint of crimen injuria against Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula.
Parliament released a report on Monday compiled by an independent panell it found there's sufficient evidence against Mkhwebane to go ahead with an inquiry into her fitness to hold office.
An independent panel has found there is enough evidence to institute removal proceedings against Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
The DA said during Mkhwebane’s tenure, the courts had made damning findings against her and her fitness to hold office had been called into question numerous times.
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane appeared at the Pretoria Magistrates Court on Thursday on perjury charges. The case was postponed to 25 March 2021. #PublicProtector #BusisiweMkhwebane #DaliMpofu
Mkhwebane made the comments on Twitter after a brief appearance at the Pretoria Magistrate Court earlier on Thursday where she was charged with three counts of perjury.
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.
