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The Citizen reports that City of Johannesburg building control officer (BCO) who irregularly granted provisional approval for a four- and six-storey student residence on Streatley Avenue in Auckland Park has been found guilty on all five charges and dismissed.
Azwindini Mulaudzi was sacked after an internal disciplinary hearing found him guilty on charges of gross negligence, which caused reputational, credibility and financial damages to the municipality. He was put on suspension in April last year pending an internal forensic investigation, which uncovered a slew of irregularities in the granting of provisional authorisation of earthworks and construction to Century Property Developments. He allowed construction to begin without following due processes, with earthworks approval given on the same day of the application, although the developer had not submitted an official building plan application.
- Read the full original of Sipho Mabena’s report on this story on page 8 of The Citizen of 8 May 2019
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