Busisiwe Mkhwebane - Gallo When the National Assembly meets today to debate the appointment of Busisiwe Mkhwebane as public protector, the elephant in the room will be the allegation by the DA that she is a state spy.The DA, the only political party to oppose her appointment, yesterday charged that Mkhwebane was a spy for the State Security Agency - and has been for years.The party says that she spied while working as an immigration officer at the South African embassy in China.Mkhwebane vehemently denies the allegations, insisting that she had only worked for the agency as an analyst since July, as she had declared to MPs.In an SMS to The Times yesterday she said: "I never worked for SSA. I only joined the SSA on 4 July 2016."Mkhwebane's appointment is to be recommended to President Jacob Zuma today.Neither Home Affairs spokesman Mayihlome Tshwete nor State Security Ministry spokesman Brian Dube responded to SMSes asking for comment.Department of International Relations and Co-oper...
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