POLITICS LIVE: Why is the new public protector attacking Thuli Madonsela?
If you were to take office after Thuli Madonsela, you would be a little awed. Her tenure as public protector single-handedly brought to life the notion of public accountability which had been lying dormant in the constitution for over a decade. She produced reports which were remarkable for their courage, their incisiveness and their legal clarity. But, instead of awe and admiration, the new public protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, has expressed disdain for Madonsela. She told MPs that she shared their 'distaste' for the term 'state capture', the subject of Madonsela's final report which is the subject of a court challenge by Zuma and some other guy. She will be doing away with Madonsela's use of consultants and her habit of giving her reports catchy names. In what amounts to a very bad start, the ANC's Mathole Motshekga, the former chief whip who led parliament's disgraceful attempt to cover up Nkandla, siding with Zuma against Madonsela, said he liked her 'refreshing approach'. All o...
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