Claims of hatred for Thuli Madonsela are ‘malicious’, says Busisiwe Mkhwebane
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane says she wants her private office team to be staffed with people of her own choice. This comes after reports that Mkhwebane’s security detail escorted her predecessor’s chief of staff, Bonginkosi Dhlamini, out of the building last Wednesday‚ citing concerns about her security. The City Press also reported at the weekend that Mkhwebane is said to be so against Thuli Madonsela that she threatened the secretariat of the African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (Aoma), saying SA would withdraw from hosting the association’s conference if it invited Madonsela. On Tuesday‚ Mkhwebane issued a statement saying she noted the allegations "with disappointment". Commenting on the association’s allegations‚ the statement read: "Advocate Mkhwebane rejects the claims as baseless and malicious." "On the issue of private office staff‚" the statement read‚ "it is common practice that when a new head of institution takes office‚ they prefer their private office t...
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