The Section 194 inquiry has hit another hurdle as the issue of Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s legal funding risked derailing the process.
CAPE TOWN - Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane said that the inquiry into her fitness to hold could not proceed without her legal representation present.
Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka wrote to Mkhwebane informing her that the office could not continue funding her beyond the current financial year, which ended on 31 March. Mkhwebane said that the refusal to continue funding her inquiry defence meant that the inquiry could not continue.
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