Gcaleka says in case the Public Protector (PP), Busisiwe Mkhewana, issues a report on a provincial department, then the Speaker of the Free State Legislature - Zanele Sefuba - and other MEC's have a right to question their counterpart on the stance to review the PP's report.

Gcaleka says this is in a bid to ensure that public funds are not wasted on legal fees during a court review.

She adds that even if the court takes a decision to set aside the PP's report, the public funds would still have been wasted.

Mkhwebane and her team are in the province to try and improve the quality of service delivery and promote good governance.

The province has seen its fair share of criticism from frustrated residents about the lack of service delivery and dilapidated infrastructure across ailing municipalities.

OFM News previously reported on several controversial issues, including the failed R255 million Vrede Dairy Farm Project and the R244 Asbestos project, among others.

She also released a report on the Vrede Dairy Farm Project, which found that former Free State Premier Ace Magashule and former MECs like Mamiki Qabathe failed to exercise their executive powers in terms of oversight.

In her report Mkhwebane said even after the Auditor General of South Africa(AGSA)  sounded the alarm on the project, the executive still ignored the red flags raised by AGSA.

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