After a rigorous parliamentary debate, Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka is poised to become the new Public Protector.
Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka has been recommended for the position of Public Protector after a National Assembly vote.
Gcaleka, who has been acting in the position since last year after the suspension and later dismissal of former public protectorPrior to the announcement of her appointment, the National Assembly had a debate where things got heated; the DA left the house in protest, and the EFF’s Mzwanele Manyi was thrown out.The drama started when DA’s Glynnis Breytenbach said that not one single candidate of the shortlisted met the minimum standards, according to the party.
“You’re dishonest, you’re a liar, you do not follow the rules of Parliament, you are a disgrace, and you should not be sitting there,” he said.Meanwhile, Manyi accused Gcaleka of being part of a cover-up to protect President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Phala Phala matter.Manyi further said the party rejected “a tainted person’s” appointment to such a position and called the ANC thugs. He was subsequently told to withdraw his statement, refused, and was told to leave the house.
The GOOD Party’s Brett Herron called on the house to apologise to Gcaleka after the DA inferred that she progressed in her career because of her personal relationships.
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