Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane has been officially removed from office after a majority of MPs in the National Assembly voted in support of her impeachment.
FILE: Former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News
CAPE TOWN – Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane has been officially removed from office after a majority of MPs in the National Assembly voted in support of her impeachment.
The matter went to the ballot after 318 MPs voted in support of her impeachment, with just 43 voting against and one abstention.
#MkhwebaneImpeachment The vote for Mkhwebane’s removal is over with 318 voting in support, 43 voting against and one abstention. The vote required two-thirds or over 260 votes. Mkhwebane is hereby impeached. BN
‘ EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) September 11, 2023
MPs first debated Mkhwebane’s removal after the Section 194 inquiry into her fitness to hold office recommended her removal.
It had found Mkhwebane guilty of misconduct and incompetence after the inquiry that took over a year to conclude.