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Despite an internal investigation finding a senior manager guilty of sexual misconduct, they remain employed by the municipality and continue to receive a salary. Graphic: John McCann

eThekwini official found guilty of sexual misconduct remains on municipal payroll

A senior metro manager found guilty of sexual misconduct in an internal investigation remains employed months later, raising questions about accountability, secrecy and retaliation against complainants

Tools of the trade: When the city manager took up his position, the
electricity department had one bakkie to cover Qwaqwa. He has since
equipped the municipality with the needed vehicles.

Prisoners, parolees and ghost workers on municipality payroll

Maluti-a-Phofung city manager Mzwakhe Mofokeng is on the warpath to stamp out rampant and entrenched corruption bringing the town to its knees

eThekwini municipality. Image: X

EThekwini internal investigation implicates senior manager in sexual misconduct

The probe was conducted by the City Integrity and Investigations Unit

Msunduzi City Hall.

Tampering scandal halts top Msunduzi appointment

An internal investigation has been launched by the municipality following claims of interfering with recruitment documents

Ethekwini mayor Cyril Xaba. Photo: City of eThekwini

eThekwini metro ‘very selective’ over information provided to section 154 team

A progress report has highlighted a lack of transparency, poor competency and rampant corruption

Auditor general Tsakani Maluleke has repeatedly made recommendations to improve municipalities’ performances but to little effect. Photo: GCIS

Editorial: Let us all heed the AG’s words

Tsakani Maluleke is begging on our behalf, but no one is listening

An internal audit document from 2023 on the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Municipality’s street light supply and maintenance tenders revealed a flawed supply chain management process. (Archived photo by Mary-Anne Gontsana)

Nelson Mandela Bay faces SIU probe over dodgy street light tenders

An internal report shows that the municipality bungled two tenders related to street lights, one of which exceeded its budgeted amount by R24 million