The Public Protector’s Office has become embroiled in political scandals under the current incumbent, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
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In this case, the appropriate conclusion about the Constitutional Court’s finding against the Public Protector is that there’s much to be comforted by.
The public protector’s proposal to change the mandate of South Africa’s Reserve Bank goes well beyond changing individual rules to overturning their very foundation, anchored in the Constitution.
The public protector needs to be “fit and proper”. That means he or she must be honest, reliable and have integrity.These qualities cannot be assessed through an interview and background checks only.
In many ways the office of the Public Protector has become the barometer of the state of South Africa’s constitutional democracy.
