This figure has been revealed at Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s impeachment inquiry, which resumed in Parliament on Thursday morning, after a nearly two-week-long break.
CAPE TOWN - The Public Protector has racked up legal bills of more than R146 million since she came to office in 2016.
But her lawyer Dali Mpofu has objected to law firms who provided these services from being named, saying they were irrelevant to the charges Mkhwebane was facing.It includes the cost of over 72 review applications and 27 appeal applications. But Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s lawyer, Dali Mpofu, has objected to law firms being named, saying it impacts on their privacy.
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