Busisiwe Mkhwebane

Busisiwe Mkhwebane
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane briefing the media on 1 July 2019
4th Public Protector of South Africa
In office
19 October 2016 – 9 June 2022 (suspended), 11 September 2023 (impeached)
Appointed byPresident Jacob Zuma
DeputyKholeka Gcaleka[1]
Preceded byThuli Madonsela
Succeeded byKholeka Gcaleka
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Assumed office
20 October 2023
Personal details
Born
Busisiwe Joyce Mkhwebane

(1970-02-02) 2 February 1970 (age 54)
Bethal, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Political partyEconomic Freedom Fighters (since 2023)
SpouseDavid Mkhwebane
Alma materUniversity of the North
Rand Afrikaans University
University of South Africa
Occupation

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.

  1. ^ "President Ramaphosa appoints Deputy Public Protector". The Presidency. Retrieved 11 March 2020. President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Advocate Nompilo Kholeka Gcaleka as Deputy Public Protector of the Republic of South Africa for a period of seven years effective from 1 February 2020.

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