President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane with immediate effect.
The presidency said on Thursday Mkhwebane would remain suspended until an impeachment process in parliament has been completed. Impeachment hearings are due to get under way on July 11.
"The absence of advocate Mkhwebane from office will therefore not impede the progress of any investigations that are pending or under way." The president had given Mkhwebane until May 26 to give him reasons why she should not be suspended. In a statement on that day, she gave her reasons “under protest,” she said.
Though a number of steps have been taken to investigate the possible impeachment of Mkhwebane, she had argued in court that, in law, the"proceedings" had not yet begun.
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