The judges who invalidated President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to suspend Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane have reiterated that their decision must be confirmed by the Constitutional Court – and rejected her bid for immediate reinstatement.
While Mkhwebane's advocate Dali Mpofu SC contended that the Western Cape High Court’s declaration that Ramaphosa's suspension of Mkhwebane was unlawful, did not require Constitutional Court confirmation, the judges who delivered the decision disagreed.
They said Mpofu's argument"misstates the law and is a gross mischaracterisation of the reasons underpinning the court’s finding in this regard".Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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