President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Advocate Dinkie Portia Dube as the new Deputy Public Protector of the Republic of South Africa for a seven-year term, effective 1 February 2026.
According to the President’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, the appointment was made in terms of section 2A(1) of the Public Protector Act, 1994 (Act 23 of 1994), following a recommendation by the National Assembly.
The position became vacant in 2023 after the then Deputy Public Protector, Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka, was appointed as the Public Protector.
Dube’s appointment follows a recommendation by Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development after interviews conducted last year.
Magwenya said Advocate Dube brings more than 20 years of experience in the public sector, with expertise in oversight, complaints management and investigations.
“She is currently the Director-General of the Public Service Commission. Prior to this, she served as the Chief Director: Operations in the Office of the Military Ombud. Between 2011 and 2014, Advocate Dube was the Provincial Director of the Gauteng Office of the Public Protector South Africa,” Magwenya said.
Her professional background also includes complaints resolution work at the former Department of Trade and Industry’s Office of Consumer Protection, as well as service as a legal officer at the South African Human Rights Commission.
“President Ramaphosa wishes Advocate Dube well in her new role at the Public Protector, a supreme administrative oversight body with the power to investigate, report on and remedy improper conduct in all matters of state,” Magwenya said.
