{"id":234316,"date":"2021-07-29T16:45:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T15:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=234316"},"modified":"2023-02-04T20:55:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T19:55:42","slug":"busisiwe-mkhwebane-educational-history-and-her-salary-as-a-public-protector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/busisiwe-mkhwebane-educational-history-and-her-salary-as-a-public-protector\/","title":{"rendered":"Busisiwe Mkhwebane\u2019s Educational History and Her Salary as A Public Protector"},"content":{"rendered":"
Busisiwe Mkhwebane is an erudite scholar. She attended Mkhephula Secondary School before moving on to the University of the North from where she bagged a BProc and an LLB. She also has\u00a0a diploma in corporate law, a higher diploma in tax, and a Masters in Business Leadership. Although her salary as a Public Protector is not known, she is said to have an estimated net worth of R10 million.<\/b><\/p>\n
While many people may know Busisiwe Mkhwebane as a public protector, the South African advocate has actually held several key government positions since 1994. What is even more interesting about her career success is that she achieved success at an early age. As early as the age of 24, she was already working with the Department of Justice, and since then, her career has continued to blossom.<\/p>\n
Of course, career success does not come as a stand-alone package; it comes with a consistent increase in salary and mouth-watery net worth, all of which Busisiwe Mkhwebane enjoys today. Unlike most public office holders who may not have been academically qualified for the positions they have held, Busisiwe is very much qualified to be where she is today.<\/p>\n
In October 2016, Busisiwe Mkhwebane was appointed as a Public Protector by the former South African president, Jacob Zuma<\/a>. This came after she had served in government for about 22 years in different capacities. As Public Protector, she is responsible for receiving complaints from the public regarding maladministration by government officials and agencies and investigating them. She has done this job since 2016 to date, despite the change of government and the challenges and accusations she and her office have faced.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n In 2020, when President Cyril Ramaphosa<\/a> proposed that the salary of the Deputy Public Protector, Kholeka Gcaleka, should be increased<\/a> to R1.8 million per year, it was revealed that Busisiwe Mkhwebane, who is the Public Protector received R2.3 million annually. This means her monthly take-home pay is about R192,000. This is very close to the R2.47 million South African ministers<\/a> earn every year.<\/p>\n Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s position as South Africa’s Public Protector has recently come under fire due to some controversies. She investigated the donation of R500,000 by BOSASA to the African National Congress<\/a> (ANC) for the election campaign of President Cyril Ramaphosa<\/a>, a donation that she refers to as ‘improper,’ even though her report was deemed unlawful and irrational by the court.<\/p>\nHer Position As Public Protector Is Currently Under Threat<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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