Judgement has been reserved in the case of the Public Protector

SAfm — Judgment has been reserved in the case of the Public Protector wanting to stop parliament from kickstarting a process to investigate her fitness to hold office. Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane approached the Western Cape High Court after the National Assembly endorsed a motion by the DA Chief Whip Natasha Mazzone for a panel of indepedent experts to be appointed to assess whether or not Mkhwebane has a case to answer. She wants the high court to halt the process pending a determination on the constitutionality of the National Assembly rules for removing the head of a chapter 9 institution from office.