Parliament wants Msunduzi Municipality Mayor Mzimkhulu Thebolla and Municipal Manager Felani Mndebele to explain their failure to take action against their senior manager, who faces serious allegations, including faking an employment letter.
Msunduzi Municipality senior officials are under pressure from Parliament to explain why no action was taken against their senior colleague for attempting to scam the council into increasing her salary and for being re-employed without an advertised post.
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) spent about an hour on Wednesday probing Municipal Manager (MM) Felani Mndebele and Chief Financial Officer Nelisiwe Ngcobo about their handling of allegations against Water and Sanitation acting manager, Fathima Mota, who was rehired shortly after she had resigned from the same position.
Mota’s matter is among the issues that gave Mayor Mzimkhulu Thebolla, Mndebele, and Ngcobo a difficult time, as they were struggling to provide answers.
MP Kwenzokuhle Madlala sparked the fire by questioning how Mota was re-employed after she had resigned to join the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Department.
