Committee for Section 194 Enquiry notes Adv Mkhwebane’s nonadherence to deadlines
23 June 2023
The Chairperson of the Committee for Section 194 Enquiry into Public Protector (PP) Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office has noted that Adv Mkhwebane has missed two deadlines this week in respect of the revised process that the committee has agreed to.
Committee Chairperson Mr Qubudile Dyantyi said Adv Mkhwebane was due to notify the committee by Monday, 19 June 2023 whether she would be responding to questions in writing or orally. Furthermore, Adv Mkhwebane was granted another opportunity, until yesterday (22 June), to submit any additional affidavits or documentation in support of Part B of her statement or in relation to the Evidence Leaders’ presentation to the committee on Part A of her statement to the extent that there is a part that was not addressed in her oral evidence or written statement.
Mr Dyantyi said the abovementioned timelines form part of the proposed new way forward that was agreed to by the committee in a meeting earlier this month. This also led to Mr Dyantyi issuing an addendum to the Directives which govern the committee’s work and that was communicated to Adv Mkhwebane.
According to Mr Dyantyi the committee has also noted correspondence by Adv Mkhwebane in which she makes several demands in respect of further handling of the process. This includes issues relating to legal representation, insufficiency of the additional R4 Million made available to her and her indication that she intends moving a recusal application in respect of the Chairperson of he committee.