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