Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee searching for a new Public Protector said it had received 53 nominations and 17 applications for appointment as the new PP.
Committee Chairperson, Cyril Xaba, said of the 53 nominations, a total of 32 were disqualified during the initial sifting process for non-compliance with the nomination requirements.
He said it was the responsibility of the person making the nomination to inform the nominee of this and to seek that person’s approval while also providing relevant documentation.
“The committee wishes to emphasise that it is the nomination which is invalid due to non-compliance and its decision to set it aside won’t reflect on the nominee concerned,” he said.
He said the Ad Hoc Committee to Nominate a Person for Appointment as Public Protector would publish the redacted CVs of the 38 names of candidates on its website for public comment.
Xaba said the public would have until 21 July to give input on the candidates that include acting Public Protector, Kholeka Gcaleka, with a shortlist expected to be completed by 26 July.
