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The Mercury reports that the eThekwini Municipality is clamping down on officials who have been accused of wrongdoing and has disciplined many of these officials.
On Monday, Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda reported that the municipality had resolved many of the disciplinary cases that had accumulated over the years. These cases had been flagged by the City Integrity and Investigations Unit (CIIU). Addressing the executive committee, Kaunda indicated that when he and his team took over in 2019 there was a backlog of cases related to mismanagement, fraud and corruption. He said a turnaround strategy was put in place to fast-track the investigations and disciplinary hearings. “As of February this year, there has been considerable progress in reducing the backlog of outstanding cases. The backlog of cases as of October 31, 2019 was 335 cases, consisting of both formal and informal hearings. As of February 28, 2021, 128 of 233 formal hearings have been resolved and a total of 91 out of 102 informal hearings have been resolved,” Kaunda reported. He added that this was notable progress considering that Covid-19 had also impacted processing of the cases. The sanctions on the finalised cases were not revealed. The news was welcomed by opposition parties, albeit with scepticism. They cited the lack of details on the cases that had been dealt with and transparency regarding the process.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Thami Magubane at The Mercury
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