South African Public Protector

South Africa’s National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise is seeking legal advice on how to take appropriate action pertaining to a request made by the Democratic Alliance to have Parliament initiate proceedings to consider the removal of the Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. In her latest report, the Public Protector found that the Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan had violated the Constitution when he granted former SARS Deputy Commissioner Ivan Pillay early retirement with full benefits in 2010. Gordhan has since filed a review application in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria seeking to have the report's findings set aside. Meanwhile, some sectors of society have called for Mkhwebane to resign while some political parties such as the African National Congress and the Economic Freedom Fighters have expressed their support for Mkhwebane. To assist us on the day’s discussion we are joined in studio by: •Theo Venter, is a political and policy specialist and lecturer at the North West University’s Business School.• Dr Ina Gouws, is a senior lecturer for Governance and Political Transformation at the Department of Politics at the University of the Free State. • Dr Thabisi Hoeane from the Department of Political Sciences at the University of South Africa.