Mayor is holding on to the traffic scandal report
A recruitment process that went sour showed that a member of the executive council, four members of the mayoral committee and an official employed in the mayor’s office are closely related to some of the recruits
There is still no explanation for the alleged nepotism within the ranks of the Emalahleni Local Municipality and also the provincial ANC.
A recruitment process that went sour showed that a member of the executive council, four members of the mayoral committee and an official employed in the mayor’s office are closely related to some of the recruits who finished a year-long programme to become traffic officers.
Although it is in the public’s interest, the public still does not know how these recruits slipped into a programme because journalists were not allowed in a meeting held between the council and the South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) on Friday, January 24.
Mr Lebohang Mofokeng, the municipal spokesperson said the report will be withheld until further notice.
“Sanco felt that they did not act professionally by writing written questions to the municipality and further requested that they go back and formally write questions to the municipality. They did not accept the report citing that it should be formally presented to them on a letterhead and be signed,” Mofokeng said.
Mofokeng added that they will only release the Executive Mayor Cllr Linah Malatjie’s report after formal questions are received from Sanco.
Cllr Narita Naidu from the Democratic Alliance (DA) said they are moving for a motion of no confidence against Cllr Malatjie and all the role players implicated.
“We want to know amongst others how the recruitment process was conducted and who handled the process,” Naidu said.
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