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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Parliament is restarting the process for a new deputy Public Protector.<\/p>\n

The position became vacant almost a year ago when Kholeka Gcaleka was appointed as Public Protector, having initially been appointed as the deputy to Busisiwe Mkhwebane.<\/p>\n

Mkhwebane\u2019s refusal to recuse herself from the interviewing panel in March after having become an MP soon after her impeachment led to the recruitment process being set aside.<\/p>\n

In March, the justice committee interviewed seven candidates for the job of deputy Public Protector.<\/p>\n

One of those candidates was representing Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MP Busisiwe Mkhwebane pro bono in a legal challenge against her dismissal as the former Public Protector.<\/p>\n

Another of the candidates is an employee of the Public Protector\u2019s office and had previously been disciplined by Mkhwebane about which she testified during Mkhwebane\u2019s impeachment inquiry.<\/p>\n

Only after the committee had conducted the interviews, did a legal opinion suggest Mkhwebane\u2019s participation presented a reasonable apprehension of bias.<\/p>\n

With the sixth administration winding up its business at the time, there was no time to restart the process.<\/p>\n

Parliament is now calling for applications for the two-million rand job which is for a seven-year, renewable term.<\/p>\n

Applicants must be a lawyer with at least ten years experience.<\/p>\n

Applications must reach Parliament by the 11 October.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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