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News24 reports that Limpopo government spokesperson Phuti Seloba has been dismissed for "leaking sensitive information" about Premier Stan Mathabatha to an opposition party.
Late in 2018, EFF provincial leader Jossey Buthane posted on his social media platform that Seloba had told him Mathabatha allegedly missed important meetings sometimes - in some instances, when accommodation had been booked - because of alcohol consumption. Seloba was then suspended and a disciplinary committee was constituted. He was found guilty in March 2020, after marathon proceedings in which Buthane also testified. In the sanction document issued on Friday, the disciplinary committee chairperson chairperson PVH Maoka advised that Seloba and his attorney had failed to submit mitigating factors, despite being requested to do so. Maoka concurred with the evidence that the information "leaked" by Seloba was calculated to undermine the authority of the premier. He noted that Seloba, as the head of provincial government communication, was being paid to be the first line of defence. The National Health, Education and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) hinted that the dismissal sanction might be challenged. The union claimed that Seloba could not submit mitigating factors because his attorney could not be reached due to the Covid-19 lockdown.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Russel Molefe at News24
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