Local Ombudsman battles to emerge from Madonsela�s shadow

Until recently, Madonsela was the Public Protector in South Africa, who elevated the office from an obscure agency, to a formidable and widely known enforcer of the Constitution, through damaging exposes on various public rot. Madonsela and the office of the Public Protector are now generally known to Batswana who closely followed her campaigns to hold President Jacob Zuma to account for various acts of alleged and proven misgovernance.

The local Ombudsman, Augustine Makgonatsotlhe told Mmegi that Batswana had lost faith in his office, saying it was ineffective when compared to Madonsela’s former office.