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[File photo] Public Protector Office
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Advocate Dinkie Dube as Deputy Public Protector for seven year term.
The appointment is with effect from the 1st of February 2026.
Dube is currently the Director General of the Public Service Commission , she has more than 20 years experience in the public sector.
WATCH | President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Advocate Dinkie Portia Dube as South Africa’s new Deputy Public Protector, with a term set to last seven years. pic.twitter.com/dg6cm6Z7ik
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Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says the president wishes Advocate Dube well in her role.
“President Ramaphosa made the appointment of Advocate Dinkie Portia Dube as the Deputy Public Protector of the Republic of South Africa in terms of Section 2A1 of the Public Protector Act of 1994, more importantly on the recommendation of the National Assembly. The President wishes Advocate Dube well in her new role in the Public Protector as a supreme administrative oversight body with the power to investigate, report on, and remedy improper conduct in all matters of the state.”
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