MPs on Tuesday the 29th of August 2023 considered the names of candidates who were interviewed last week and rejected all the candidates except Gcaleka.

Although Gcaleka has been acting as the Public Protector for over a year since the suspension of Mkhwebane, the DA said this was still not enough to convince them that she was suitable to lead the key state institution.

"I don't think she has demonstrated, in the position of acting Public Protector, that she has sufficient experience to take over the top job, so we will not be supporting her," DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach said.

EFF MP Omphile Maotwe said Gcaleka has a cloud hanging over her head and to give her the office of the Public Protector with a cloud hanging over her head is suicidal.

Despite the different views from the country's two biggest opposition parties, ANC MP Manketsi Tlhape has revealed that Gcaleka had an excellent interview, prepared well and demonstrated a clear vision for the office of the Public Protector within the confines of its mandate.

I would therefore submit a proposal that we recommend her to be given the opportunity to implement the plan that she had already started for the PPSA,” Tlhape added.

Gcaleka’s name will require 60% support from the members of the National Assembly before it can be sent to President Cyril Ramaphosa for appointment.

The committee has until Thursday to table its report to the National Assembly.