ratified by the Multiparty Negotiating Forum and adopted and amended by the Parliament of South Africa, Constitution of the Republic of South Africa… (1993)
“ The Public Protector or any member of his or her staff shall be competent, but not compellable, to answer questions in any proceedings in or before a court of law or any body or institution established by or under any law, in connection with any information which in the course of his or her investigation has come to his or her knowledge. (5) Recourse to, or the exercise and performance of any powers and functions of, the Public Protector shall not oust the jurisdiction of a court of law to hear any matter or cause whatsoever. ”
