While the optics of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s suspension of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane on Thursday — a day after she announced she would be investigating CouchGate — may not look good from any angle, the decision is not unexpected.
On Thursday evening, the President’s Office announced that Ramaphosa had, “in accordance with section 194 of the Constitution”, decided to suspend Public Protector BusisiweMkhwebane’s non-renewable term was due to end in October 2023 and she had vowed earlier to serve out her contract. After news broke of her suspension, she: “Exodus 14:14 The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace and remain at rest.
On 8 June, Mkhwebane added #Couchgate to her bucket list after the African Transformation Movement’s Vuyo Zungula unsurprisingly lodged a complaint against Ramaphosa with her office. This related to the, an alleged extra-judicial investigation and the apparent cover-up of the theft of foreign currency.
In considering each element of Mkhwebane’s submissions carefully, the President said he had taken into account the nature of the Public Protector’s office and his own constitutional obligations.
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