{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Ghanamma.com","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za","author_name":"SouthAfrica News","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/author\/ghanamma\/","title":"Mkhwebane spent R146m on legal fees defending reports - Ghanamma.com","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"XvB3zSysWE\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/2022\/09\/08\/mkhwebane-spent-r146m-on-legal-fees-defending-reports\/\">Mkhwebane spent R146m on legal fees defending reports<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/2022\/09\/08\/mkhwebane-spent-r146m-on-legal-fees-defending-reports\/embed\/#?secret=XvB3zSysWE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Mkhwebane spent R146m on legal fees defending reports&#8221; &#8212; Ghanamma.com\" data-secret=\"XvB3zSysWE\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Pretoria \u2013 Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane spent more than R146m in legal fees between 2016 and 2022. These figures were revealed on Thursday in the inquiry into Mkhwebane\u2019s fitness to hold office. Mkhwebane has been heavily criticised for \u201cwasteful expenditure\u201d after most of her reports were taken into review and she had to spend [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/image-prod.iol.co.za\/16x9\/800?source=https:\/\/xlibris.public.prod.oc.inl.infomaker.io:8443\/opencontent\/objects\/6b853e5a-9c18-57b4-ba78-842b3a2b479d&amp;operation=CROP&amp;offset=0x7&amp;resize=5470x3075"}