The Western Cape High Court is hearing an urgent application to halt a parliamentary inquiry into her fitness to hold office

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has lashed out at the Democratic Alliance (DA) and National Assembly Speaker - Thandi Modise, as she tries to stop an inquiry into her competence. The Western Cape High Court is hearing an urgent application to halt a parliamentary inquiry into her fitness to hold office. This comes after a DA motion calling for the inquiry was backed by Modise. Dali Mpfou, a representative of Mkhwebane, has not only slammed the DA, but accused the party of having a "vendetta" against his client. He's also slammed Modise, claiming that she doesn't want parliamentary rules to be challenged. “We have said that the Speaker and the attitude doesn’t leave a lot to be desired.” But Judge Vincent Saldanha questioned Mkhwebane's claims of a vendetta. “You’ve spent a lot of time on this vendetta by the DA, which quite frankly is irrelevant.” Mkhwebane is under fire after a number of high-profile court judgments against her, but she has repeatedly denied that she is incompetent.