Public Protector named to the Time 100, Time's Annual List of the 100 most influential people in the world
Thursday, 24 April 2014
Public Protector Adv. Thuli Madonsela on Thursday welcomed the announcement that she had been named in the annual list of the most influential people in the world by American news magazine, Time (see here).
Humbled by the gesture, the Public Protector said she was taken by surprise that the modest efforts of her office were not only been recognized at home but elsewhere in the world too.
"Like several other accolades that have been bestowed on me, I regard my inclusion in the Time 100 as an acknowledgement of the selfless efforts of the Public Protector team at large," she said, reacting to the announcement.
"I also hope that this gesture will put the Public Protector or the Ombudsman institution on the world map, therefore alerting governments of the potential of this institution as a partner in promoting good governance, thus strengthening constitutional democracy."