Discussions in the National Assembly degenerated into something resembling a shebeen brawl on Thursday as MPs heatedly squabbled over the nomination of Kholeka Gcaleka as the new Public Protector.
The Chapter Nine institution has been without a leader since the suspension and later impeachment of Busisiwe Mkhwebane.On Thursday, the DA, the UDM, EFF and ATM did not participate in the vote, leaving the ANC scrambling to secure the 240 votes needed to secure Gcaleka's position.
"But because we are not putting politics ahead of the needs of the nation, we voted yes and we believe the Public Protector will rise to the occasion and work in the interest of the people of SA," said the IFP leader, who replaced the late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi as an IFP MP.Opposition parties were shocked to see the IFP voting with the ANC.
"Her very cosy relationship and some say an intimate relationship with her boss, the rather odious Menzi Simelane, led to speedy promotions and very vocal and active support of his role in the capture of the NPA," said Breytenbach.
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