LETTER: ANC not sell-outs over DA motion
Governing party has been expressing discomfort with public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s actions
17 March 2021 - 17:16
Parliament voted in favour of holding an inquiry into the fitness of the public protector to hold office on Tuesday. The motion was tabled by the DA and was supported by the ANC, which some have said means the ANC is working with the DA. But that is misleading because it omits context.
For some time we have seen and heard ANC leaders expressing discomfort with the manner in which the public protector has dealt with issues. She has been seen to be serving the political agenda of a particular faction in the ANC. This would on its own be a ground for impeachment...
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