Mkhwebane to seek leave to appeal cost order against her in the Vrede dairy farm matter

The Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane says she will seek leave to appeal the cost order against her. This come after the High Court in Pretoria ruled that Mkhwebane should pay seven-point-five per cent of the costs in her personal capacity and her office 85 per cent, in the case which relates to her Vrede dairy farm report which was previously set aside as unconstitutional. The Council for the Advancement South African Constitution and the Democratic Alliance approached the High Court to have the report set aside and they also requested that Mkhwebane pay the costs in her personal capacity.