Order, hon members!
... at the Office of the Public Protector. The imposed choice of Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka by the ANC makes a mockery of the important role the Office of the Public Protector is meant to play. It shows no respect for capacity, ethical leadership and commitment to the truth required of people who must occupy that position."
Kholeka Gcaleka was simply not the best candidate for the job. This is over and above her continued working with Malusi Gigaba even after the court found him guilty of lying under oath, which makes her ethically questionable. When asked about this, she proudly said that she did not see any ethical problems with having stayed to work with a person who lied under oath.
We take particular exception to this. As a qualified lawyer, she is supposed to have massive respect for the truth and was meant to properly advise her boss about the dangers of perverting the truth. The great significance of this seems to have escaped her. She also seems to