THE REAL MAGAZINE ISSUE 4 | Page 26

MEET THE NEW sheriff There’s a new public protector (PP) coming town and her name is Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane. She will be taking over from the peoples favourite Advocate Thuli Madonsela who has done a stellar job in exposing corruption at some of the State Owned Enterprises and government departments. An astute Advocate Busisiwe came tops as the favorite from the list of 14 shortlisted candidates who were earmarked to take the over as PP. Adv. Mkhwebane worked in the public protectors’ office from 1999 to 2005 as a senior investigator and acted as a provincial representative for the office of the PP. She was also a senior researcher for the South African Human Rights Commission and has worked in the department of justice. She has also worked extensively on issues related to refugees and asylum seekers, as a result of specialising in immigration law during her time as an advocate of the high court. The role of the PP was elevated when a then unknown Advocate Thuli Madonsela took the office, she brought statue to the office and gave us the public a voice on issues that affect us on a daily. Adv. Mkhwebane will definitely keep on flying the flag high from Adv Madonsela and We Welcome you 23