South Africa: Parliament On Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s Request for Reports

Yesterday the Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Baleka Mbete, received a letter from the Public Protector requesting that she preserves and keeps safe the report on an “investigation into complaints of alleged improper and unethical conduct by the President and other state functionaries relating to alleged improper relationships and involvement of the Gupta family in the removal and appointment of Ministers and Directors of State Owned Entities (SOEs) resulting in improper and possibly corrupt award of State contracts and benefits to the Gupta family’s businesses” until her successor assumes office.

The report was received and kept safe. The new Public Protector assumes office today, 15 October. The report will be returned on Monday to the Office of the Public Protector as the new Public Protector has now assumed office.

Therefore, it is not true as reported in some online publication that the report was rejected.

Source: South African Government.

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