Busisiwe Mkhwebane fails to show up for meeting with MPs
Members of Parliament’s portfolio committee were enraged by the public protector’s request for a postponement at the 11th hour
Under fire Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane failed to pitch up for a scheduled meeting with MPs on Wednesday, citing a "family emergency".Parliament’s portfolio committee on justice and correctional services was due to meet Mkhwebane to discuss the public protector’s rules and policy on the appointment of a special adviser to the executive authority. Significantly, the committee was meant to discuss with Mkhwebane the request to institute an inquiry into her fitness to hold office. Committee chairman Mathole Motshekga told MPs that he had received correspondence from Mkhwebane on Tuesday at 5pm requesting that the meeting be postponed to either June 21 or July 5.Motshekga said the committee wanted to meet Mkhwebane sooner, and he would therefore write to her to get more clarity why she had failed to attend the meeting or to send a delegation on her behalf. MPs across the political spectrum were enraged by Mkhwebane’s request for a postponement at the 11th hour. They also question...
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