Malusi Gigaba and his association with the Guptas, Menzi Simelane, Richard Mdluli, and Phala Phala - acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka had to field questions on these matters as she vied to make her acting position permanent.
Any advantage Gcaleka might have had as a deputy since 2019, and as acting Public Protector since June last year, over the seven other candidates interviewed on Wednesday and Thursday dissipated as opposition MPs posed politically loaded
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