Busisiwe Mkhwebane

Busisiwe Mkhwebane is a South African advocate and prosecutor who has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since October 2023, representing the Economic Freedom Fighters. She served as the 4th Public Protector of South Africa from October 2016 until her impeachment in September 2023. She is the first head of a Chapter 9 institution to be removed through impeachment.

Quotes

• “I could relate with the seven cardinal pillars of the EFF; as a Public Protector, I always said I will protect the poor and the marginalised. This is giving me an opportunity to continue to do that.”
• “I was never a member of the ANC. I was a Public Protector for seven years and as a Public Protector, you should be non-partisan, you should not belong to any political party. This is my first political home and I am here to learn and to continue to fight and protect South Africans.”
• “I joined because our people are landless and the EFF has said it would make sure that it expropriates the land without compensation,” she said.
• “I am not disgruntled or anything. At my age, it is still my wish to serve … I am here to hold the very same executive to account.”
  • Impeached Busisiwe Mkhwebane joins EFF ‘to protect the poor and marginalised’, 16 Oct 2023. By Nonkululeko Njilo,