LETTER: Mkhwebane is not fit for the job
Public protector is accusing Cyril Ramaphosa of flouting the constitution while finding no-one at fault in the Vrede dairy saga
That public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is not fit for the job is demonstrated by her accusation that President Cyril Ramaphosa has flouted the constitution by not complying with her remedial action following a probe involving Pravin Gordhan. She fatuously deduces that “the decision not to implement was a foregone conclusion as it is merely based on Mr. Gordhan’s assertions, and nothing else”.
First, Ramaphosa has provided Mkhwebane with an implementation plan; and second, Gordhan has moved to review her report, and until such time as the decision on review is made, the president is not obliged to intercede...
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