The Public Protector says she will suffer irreparable harm if Parliament proceeds with an inquiry into her fitness to hold office before the court rules on the matter. The Western Cape High Court is hearing the first part of a case, in which Busisiwe Mkhwebane is trying to interdict a process under way in the legislature. She is arguing Speaker Thandi Modise is treating her unfairly, and that Parliament’s impeachment rules are unconstitutional.