Busisiwe Mkhwebane is in many ways a political storm

The public protector has been savaged by the highest court in the land. She has been branded a liar who is also incompetent, devious, irresponsible, sloppy and opaque. Yet the public protector remains a force of nature fomenting turbulence, writes Ranjeni Munusamy

04 August 2019 - 00:00 By ranjeni munusamy

It had to be Thuli Madonsela, of course, who came up with a fitting depiction of what the public protector ought to be...

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