The role of the State Security Agency and its off-the-books ‘rogue’ Special Operations Unit has again surfaced at Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s Section 194 impeachment inquiry.
As Mkhwebane jumped through legal hoops throughout her tenure, losing several high-profile political cases along the way and leading to her very impeachment, it was Paul Ngobeni who played a key and strategic role, the Section 194 impeachment inquiry heard on Wednesday.
While two of Busiswe Mkhwebane’s witnesses have told the Section 194 inquiry into her fitness to hold office that she never interfered with investigations, the evidence seems to indicate otherwise.
Only three people worked on Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s relentless investigation into an alleged ‘rogue unit’ at SARS, a highly unprecedented manoeuvre in the history of the Public Protector of South Africa (PPSA).