Submitting to accountability process is not optional, deputy PP says Search Polity Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the '&' symbol, click Advanced Search and use the 'search headings' and/or 'in first paragraph' options. With... Clear Search Sponsored by Sponsored by 12th May 2021 Deputy Public Protector (PP) Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka on Tuesday warned Gauteng local government authorities that submitting to accountability processes was not optional, calling for their cooperation with investigations. The Office of the PP is currently investigating 173 service delivery and conduct failure complaints against ten municipalities in Gauteng: 86 complaints are against the Tshwane metropolitan municipality, 36 against Ekurhuleni metropolitan municipality and 30 against the City of Johannesburg metropolitan municipality.