Former head of security for the Public Protector, Baldwin Neshunzhi, told the Section 194 inquiry into Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office that he was sent on ‘garden leave’ for doing his job.
One of the most impressive witnesses to testify so far, Baldwin Neshunzhi, gave evidence earlier that he had at first been suspected by Busisiwe Mkhwebane of leaking information related to Public Protector of South Africa , who did not have the required top-level State Security Agency security clearance.
As to why Mkhwebane might have thought this, Neshunzhi replied that this might have been because “I am the person who knocks on the doors of people who do not have clearance certificates.” He said because Mkhwebane had worked at the PPSA before, and had returned as the executive authority, he had suggested this because there had been a lot of new appointments.
When she had asked him to be her “eyes and ears” in the office, Neshunzhi — who said his relationship with Mkhwebane was “cordial and professional” until he was sent on “garden leave” — thought this was to provide her “with proper support”. Neshunzhi painted a portrait of a highly securitised Public Protector’s office, which liaised with the SSA and other government departments.
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