In a recent opinion on the removal of advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane from the Public Protector’s office due to claims about her fitness to hold office, I wrote that “in the end, the rule of law will guide the process to investigate her fitness to hold office and how her final removal, if so determined, must be conducted. Again, we are talking about a process whose continuation to a detailed investigation or final end will be left to the elected politicians as decision-makers, some of whom are allergic to accountability and the rule of law. There is a likelihood they will be intimidated into voting a particular way – probably against the motion to remove her from office”.