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6th ParliamentConcluded

Public Protector Appointment Committee 2023

Ad Hoc Committee to Recommend Candidates for Appointment as Public Protector

Chair: Qubudile DyantyiEst: 1 March 2023National Assembly Rule 253 + Constitution Section 193

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The Public Protector is like the country's official complaint handler — they investigate when government does something wrong to ordinary citizens. When the old Public Protector's term ended, Parliament needed to recommend who the next one should be. This…

In plain English

The Public Protector is like the country's official complaint handler — they investigate when government does something wrong to ordinary citizens. When the old Public Protector's term ended, Parliament needed to recommend who the next one should be. This committee interviewed candidates and chose a recommendation for the President.

Legal framing

To interview and recommend candidates to the President for appointment as Public Protector, following the term end of Busisiwe Mkhwebane.

Mandate

To interview and recommend candidates to the President for appointment as Public Protector, following the term end of Busisiwe Mkhwebane.

Announced1 March 2023
First meeting
Concluded1 October 2023
Report adopted
Category
Appointments

Recommending candidates for Chapter 9 positions.

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What happened

Recommended Kholeka Gcaleka, who was subsequently appointed as Public Protector by President Ramaphosa.

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