Msunduzi Municipality officials face death threats during disciplinary actions, resulting in millions of rand wasted on prolonged suspensions.
This was revealed when the financially battling municipality appeared before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) in Parliament on Wednesday.
Although the city's Chief Financial Officer Nelisiwe Ngcobo did not give details of the pending cases and accused employees, the municipality’s 2024/25 Annual Report, released early this year, indicated that there were 12 such cases opened between 2022 and 2025.
The report stated that the pending cases involved fraud, corruption, murder, theft, sexual harassment and bringing the municipality into disrepute.
According to Mayor Mzimkhulu Thebolla’s presentation to SCOPA, the cases have been delayed due to postponements, withdrawal of disciplinary committee’s presiding officers or prosecutors, or waiting for the municipal manager to finalise the process of appointing new presiding officers and prosecutors.
