Advocate Busisiwe Joyce Mkhwebane has been appointed South Africa’s new Public Protector by President Jacob Zuma for seven years starting 15 October 2016.
Zuma “thanked outgoing public protector‚ Advocate Thulisile Madonsela for her services and wished Advocate Mkhwebane all the best in executing her new responsibilities”.
Mkhwebane was nominated by the Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on August 24. Following a vote in the National Assembly, her nomination was approved with 263 votes in favor, 79 against, and 1 abstention
David Lewis, the executive director of Corruption Watch, commented: “We are extremely encouraged by the massive public interest in the appointment of the new public protector..”
Busisiwe Joyce Mkhwebane – A short biography
- Born on 2 February 1970 in Bethal in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa
- B.Proc and LLB (University of Limpopo, 1994)
- Diploma in Corporate Lw (University of Johannesburg, 1997)
- Higher Diploma in Tax Law (University of Johannesburg, 2002)
- MBL (UNISA, 2010)
- Legal Administration Officer at the Department of Justice (1 December 1994 to 31 June 1996)
- Senior Researcher at the South African Human Rights Commission (1 September 1998 to 31 April 1999)
- Senior Investigator at the Office of the Public Protector (1 May 1999 to 31 May 2005)
- Acting Chief Director Asylum Seekers Management in the Department of Home Affairs (1 October 2009 to 31 March 2010)
- Counsellor Immigration and Civil Services at the South African Embassy in the Republic of China (27 April 2010 to 1 July 2014)
- Director: Country Information and Cooperation Management in the Department of Home Affairs (2 July 2014 to present)
