Withdraw 3 perjury (lying under oath) charges against me! - Busisiwe Mkhwebane 21 January 2021 1:30 PM perjury charges against Busisiwe Mkhwebane Pretoria Magistrateâs Court Share This: "Hopefully, I will live to witness a democratic South Africa with a fair and objective justice system," she tweeted. Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane wants perjury charges against her withdrawn. âPerjuryâ is the offence of wilfully lying under oath. Mkhwebaneâs layer, Advocate Dali Mpofu, says he will make an application to the High Court if the charges were not withdrawn. She appeared before the Pretoria Magistrateâs Court on Thursday. Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane appears in the Pretoria Magistrates Court on perjury charges on 21 January 2021. Picture: Nthakoana Ngatane/EWN